The United States and United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a memorandum of understanding Sunday to expand cooperation on AI and energy as the Trump administration increasingly embraces Abu Dhabi as a partner in the AI race.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE’s minister of industry and advanced technology, inked the agreement in the Emirati capital amid Burgum’s visit for the ADIPEC energy conference.

The agreement seeks to boost “advanced industrial capabilities” and the adoption of “future-ready smart manufacturing technologies,” according to a press release from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

“The collaboration aims to deliver a major leap in industrial processes, production planning, and logistics — strengthening long-term competitiveness an

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