Where US, China, and Gulf technology meet money.
A free weekly brief from a US tech and data lawyer on the ground in Dubai — the one market where American, Chinese, and Gulf tech compete head to head.
15 years
Tech & data law
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Jurisdictions: U.S, China, and the Gulf
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Issue a week. Every week.
From the field. Not a desk.
I live in the market I cover. I bought the Chinese EV with my own money, I'm in the showrooms, at the launches, on the roads. What I report is what I've seen and touched — not what a press release says.
The fine print. Read by a lawyer.
Behind every market move is a rule, a filing, or a regulation. Reading them is my profession. When I say a policy changes the game for a company, it's because I've read what the policy actually says.
The money - followed to the end.
Every issue lands on what it means for the businesses and the markets — costs, access, exposure, who wins. Written for investors, operators, and counsel. No advice, ever — evidence you can decide on.
Why America banned the most tech advanced SUV I've ever sat in
I spent an afternoon with a $177,000 Chinese SUV that Dubai can buy and America can't. Everyone says tariffs. The rule says something else — it's about the software, the sensors, and where the data goes. I sat in the car, then I read the rule. Here's what it covers, what it doesn't, and which companies are actually exposed.
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"It is nice to hear from someone that is actually an owner and lives where the vehicles are sold. Keep giving us Westerners and investors the much needed real life information."
David — Investor, U.S.
"I'm fond of your reporting on NIO — I wish you could share more thoughts on battery-as-a-service, as there's only one swap station in Abu Dhabi... I hail from Qatar and we tend to follow Dubai's lead."
Said — Owner, Qatar
"Five years ago, even we Chinese thought domestic cars were poor quality. And now? In just a few years our view has completely changed. We are over a billion people — we're not fools — so our choices have some reference value."
Viewer, China
"BYD is getting common now in Ireland, much more in the UK. I see BYD like the Toyota of EV."
Viewer, Ireland
Jamilia Grier
US tech and data lawyer, 15 years across New York, China, Singapore, and Dubai. Now reporting from inside the US–China–Gulf tech corridor — the tecnology, the showrooms, the rules, and the money. Every week.
See the corridor before the market prices it in.
Field notes from the one market where US, China, and Gulf tech collide.
Free, weekly, written by a lawyer on the ground in Dubai.