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Armenia aims to become tech hub of South Caucasus with new AI data factory

Armenia aims to become tech hub of South Caucasus with new AI data factory

Armenia is set to host its own artificial intelligence data factory, with the project valued at $500 million and scheduled to begin operations in 2026. This investment initiative is being jointly implemented by Firebird, the Armenian government, and NVIDIA, JAMnews has reported. “FirebirdCloudAI is Armenia’s largest and most important tech investment the country’s ‘Stargate’. The idea was born when Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA, visited Yerevan in 2023. Today, it’s becoming reality. The AI factory, equipped with thousands of Blackwell GPUs, will spark innovation across Armenia,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on X.

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25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni
25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni

25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni

25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni district of the conflict zone. Two people were injured and were hospitalised.
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20 June: Several incidents involving casualties have been reported in the last twenty-four hours on the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian sources say that two Armenian soldiers were
20 June: Several incidents involving casualties have been reported in the last twenty-four hours on the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian sources say that two Armenian soldiers were

20 June: Several incidents involving casualties have been reported in the last twenty-four hours on the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian sources say that two Armenian soldiers were

20 June: : Several incidents involving casualties have been reported in the last twenty-four hours on the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian sources say that two Armenian soldiers were killed, one close to Nagorno-Karabakh territory and one near the region of Ararat. Meanwhile Azerbaijani media sources say that a number of civilians were injured in the village of Alibeyli in the Tovuz Region of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone as a result of Armenian weapon fire. The injured are in a stable condition and there has been no report of the incident from the Armenian side. The village of Alibeyli has been the scene of other similar incidents in recent months.
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Participants hail the NATO PA event in Baku as an important contribution to public diplomacy and welcome the spirit of openness during the event.
Participants hail the NATO PA event in Baku as an important contribution to public diplomacy and welcome the spirit of openness during the event.

Participants hail the NATO PA event in Baku as an important contribution to public diplomacy and welcome the spirit of openness during the event.

Participants hail the NATO PA event in Baku as an important contribution to public diplomacy and welcome the spirit of openness during the event despite some tense moments.
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NATO PA seminar in Baku offers politicians a chance for a "home match". In a rare opportunity to engage on home territory Armenian and Azerbaijani politicians stick to script when talking about Karabakh conflict.
NATO PA seminar in Baku offers politicians a chance for a "home match". In a rare opportunity to engage on home territory Armenian and Azerbaijani politicians stick to script when talking about Karabakh conflict.

NATO PA seminar in Baku offers politicians a chance for a "home match". In a rare opportunity to engage on home territory Armenian and Azerbaijani politicians stick to script when talking about Karabakh conflict.

In a rare opportunity to engage on home territory Armenian and Azerbaijani politicians stick to script when talking about Karabakh conflict.
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Armenian Parliamentary Delegation in open discussion at Baku seminar. An event of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Baku offers opportunity for a frank exchange of views on Karabakh and other issues
Armenian Parliamentary Delegation in open discussion at Baku seminar. An event of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Baku offers opportunity for a frank exchange of views on Karabakh and other issues

Armenian Parliamentary Delegation in open discussion at Baku seminar. An event of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Baku offers opportunity for a frank exchange of views on Karabakh and other issues

An event of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Baku offers opportunity for a frank exchange of views on Karabakh and other issues