U.S. President Donald Trump will visit the UAE after Qatar on his Middle East tour, with AI expected to be a key focus for the final leg of his trip.
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump heads to the United Arab Emirates UAE after visiting Qatar on the second stop of his Middle East tour.
00:09Artificial intelligence, or AI, is likely to be the focus for the final leg of Trump's trip.
00:16Reuters earlier reported that the U.S. has reached a preliminary deal with the UAE to supply 500,000 of NVIDIA's most advanced AI chips annually starting this year.
00:26This is to help boost the UAE's data center capabilities for AI development.
00:32While in Qatar, Trump and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani secured deals totaling more than $243 billion.
00:41This includes a $96 billion agreement for Qatar Airways to purchase up to 210 American-made Boeing planes.
00:49This comes amid controversy over Trump's plan to accept a Boeing 747-8 from Qatar to use as Air Force One.
00:59Before leaving, Trump also signals a nuclear deal with Iran may be near.
01:04Trump's Middle East tour has brought a flurry of diplomacy, with a surprise announcement that the U.S. would lift long-standing sanctions on Syria.
01:13The trip also coincides with peace talks on Ukraine happening in Ankara, Turkey on Friday,
01:20in which Trump had indicated that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely not be making an appearance.