UAE'S G42 ANCHORS MINNEAPOLIS DATA CENTER
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G42, an Abu Dhabi tech conglomerate backed by Emirati royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, has signed as the primary tenant for a downtown Minneapolis office-to-data center conversion. The move marks the firm's entry into US AI infrastructure competition.
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