U.S. Lawmakers Seek Probe of Microsoft’s $1.5B Deal With Abu Dhabi AI Firm

SUMMARY

U.S. Republican lawmakers have called for an investigation into Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in the Abu Dhabi-based AI firm G42. Representatives Michael McCaul and John Moolenaar, chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, expressed concerns about the transfer of advanced technology and potential ties between G42 and China. In a letter to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, they highlighted the need for "continued special scrutiny" of the deal, describing it as one of the most significant investments by a U.S. tech firm in the Middle East in decades.