Core42, the digital infrastructure arm of Abu Dhabi's G42, is expanding its US footprint with a new 20MW data center in downtown Minneapolis. Core42 will be the primary tenant for the office-turned-data-center. The new site marks the company's fifth US facility and will support Core42's advanced cloud capabilities and AI services. The UAE firm also leases data center space in California, Texas and New York, including a 70MW site from TeraWulf in Upstate New York.
Why This Matters
Core42's Minneapolis expansion is the latest example of UAE capital backing US AI infrastructure and compute. Other major bilateral projects include the AI Infrastructure Partnership—led by BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft and UAE's MGX—and the 5GW UAE-US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi. Together, these investments are expanding the compute infrastructure American AI companies need to scale. G42 and its subsidiaries like Core42 serve as a critical bridge between the US and UAE AI ecosystems, deploying Abu Dhabi capital to strengthen US digital infrastructure while creating pathways for American AI firms to access Gulf markets and sovereign investment.
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