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Hardware·Aug 30·all news from August 30, 2026

America mobilises 3 powerful tech giants to Africa’s second-richest economy to counter China’s Huawei bid to build 2,008-chip AI data centre

The United States is facilitating partnerships between American technology firms and Egypt to offer an alternative to a Huawei proposal for an artificial intelligence data center. This initiative is part of an intensifying geopolitical competition to influence digital infrastructure in the region, as Egypt weighs Chinese offers against U.S.-backed technology investments.

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