Core42, TII make UAE sovereignty push

G42-owned Core42 signed an agreement with the Abu Dhabi government-funded Technology Innovation Institute (TII) to develop local digital sovereignty and cybersecurity technologies. The partners will combine Core42's sovereign cloud and Compass AI platform with TII's security research.

• Agreement signed at GISEC Global 2026 in Dubai
• Focus on hardware security modules, confidential computing, encrypted AI inference
• Core42 is owned by G42, with investors including Microsoft, Silver Lake, and Mubadala
• G42 is in talks to raise billions for AI and data centers