The New York Times on Monday published a blockbuster report detailing how US President Donald Trump’s administration gave the United Arab Emirates access to high-powered artificial intelligence chips just days after receiving a massive investment in Trump’s cryptocurrency startup.

As the Times report documented, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ruling family, had one of his investment firms deposit $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, the startup founded by members of the Trump family and the family of Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Just two weeks later, wrote the Times, “the White House agreed to allow the UAE access to hundreds of thousands of the world’s most advanced and scarce computer chips, a crucial tool in the high-stakes race to dominate artificial intelligence,” despite national security concerns about these chips being shared with China.

NYT Archive Article: https://archive.is/IIcca

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      To be fair, he has suffered consequences, like Jean Carol, humiliations by Obama, tons of companies going under, etc. He just blames others for it, so it doesn’t mean much. He’s not a happy dude either and his health is deteriorating fast. I just think they’re not equal to his crimes.

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        his health is deteriorating fast.

        The man is nearly in his '80s… He could be the happiest man in the world and his health would likely be deteriorating.

        That he’s lived so long when better men have died early is proof enough that God doesn’t exist.

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            I’m more of a mind of if, in the highly unlikely event that, there ever was an intelligent creator they are long since dead or have moved on to other projects.