President Donald Trump walks on stage during the Saudi Investment Forum with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Kennedy Centre, on November 19, 2025, in Washington.
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The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday (November 19, 2025) it has authorised the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips, the equivalent of up to 35,000 NVIDIA Blackwell chips, to two companies in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The two companies are G42, which is a state-run AI company based in Abu Dhabi, and Humain, which is a Saudi government-backed AI venture.
“Both companies are receiving approvals to purchase the equivalent of up to 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips (GB300s),” the Commerce Department said in a statement. A total of 35,000 Blackwell’s are worth an estimated $1 billion, but prices vary.
“The approvals are conditioned on both companies meeting rigorous security and reporting requirements,” the Commerce Department said.
Earlier in the day Humain, a government-backed Saudi AI firm, said it planned to purchase of 6,00,000 Nvidia AI chips by HUMAIN.
HUMAIN and Elon Musk’s xAI plan to jointly develop data centres in Saudi Arabia, including a 500 megawatt facility.
Published – November 20, 2025 05:06 am IST
