{
  "id": 13867820,
  "title": "US-China race is on for the Gulf’s AI future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/us-china-race-is-on-for-the-gulfs-ai-future",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-12T03:58:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-china-race-is-on-for-the-gulfs-ai-future/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s artificial intelligence and digital-infrastructure investments in the Gulf Arab states are increasingly colliding with a far larger and more strategically privileged American technology presence, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While Beijing offers Gulf governments cloud platforms, 5G networks, smart-city systems, surveillance technologies and lower-cost…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "IIM Ahmedabad launches AI-integrated executive MBA in Dubai to shape Gulf's future leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/iim-ahmedabad-launches-ai-integrated-executive-mba-in-dubai-to-shape",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:47:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}