OpenAI's Altman signs UAE energy, government deals amid Gulf funding push

Al-Monitor2 November 2026, 15:23 UTCUnited Arab Emirates

The deals deepen the company’s ties to the UAE as the ChatGPT creator pursues a massive new funding round with help from Middle East investors.

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