For Trump, It’s a New Era of Deal-Making With Tech’s Most-Coveted Commodity

The rule was an effort to ensure that the world’s largest data centers would be built by the United States and its allies, rather than in the Middle East or elsewhere. Biden officials were skeptical of the U.A.E.’s and Saudi Arabia’s autocratic tendencies and ties to China. They also argued that the rule would limit China’s access to A.I. chips and data centers in other countries, which could strengthen Beijing’s…