Trump’s Nvidia deal turns Armenia into surprising AI hotspot

Armenia is on track to become one of the world’s top hubs for American AI infrastructure, Bloomberg writes.

In August, a San Francisco-based startup called Firebird began operations of a data center in Armenia that’s set to reach 300 megawatts and more than 70,000 cutting-edge Nvidia Corp. chips by the end of next year. A fifth of its computing power is reserved for domestic use — to power local research, government and startup ecosystems — with the remainder allocated to foreign firms, including US ones like Perplexity AI.

The project played a role in securing a US-brokered peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. President Trump’s team promised permission for Nvidia exports to advance conversations with Armenia, according to people involved in the talks.