Saudi Arabia, AI and NEOM

Saudi Arabia's Neom signed a $5 billion deal to build a huge AI data center
The 1.5-gigawatt factory is expected to be in use by 2028. It comes as Saudi Arabia and the UAE compete to spearhead AI efforts in the Middle East.
Neom, Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Desert City Project, Announces $5 Billion AI Data Center
The urban development project has often seemed pie-in-the-sky. A new "energy efficient" data center project promises more of the same.
Saudi Arabia issues £40bn update on incredible new city cutting through the desert
Neom, the £1.2 trillion ambitious mega city in Saudi Arabia, has already cost £40 billion, according to the project's deputy CEO.
Saudi Arabia to invest $5 bn in AI data center
A Saudi company will invest $5 billion to build an artificial intelligence data center in the futuristic city of NEOM, state media reported.
Saudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data Center
Saudi Arabia’s Neom, the megacity being developed on the Red Sea coast, secured a $5 billion investment from a local firm to establish an AI data center.
Saudi Arabia to invest $5 bn in AI data centre
The project will be located in Oxagon, an industrial city within NEOM, which the kingdom aims to transform into the world's largest floating industrial complex.
NEOM and DataVolt Forge Partnership to Propel Saudi Arabia’s Data-Driven Future
NEOM and DataVolt have entered into a landmark agreement, marking a significant step toward realizing Saudi Arabia’s vision for a sustainable, data-driven economy. This collaboration aims to establish advanced data centers within NEOM,
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Saudi Arabia Hires Startup to Develop Brain-Computer Control Implants
A brain-computer interface startup called Paradromics is partnering with Saudi Arabia's megalomaniac Neom city-building ...
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As its megacities continue to grow, Saudi Arabia bets big on AI
Nobody can reasonably accuse Saudi Arabia of lacking ambition. Along with all the other projects it has going on at the ...
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'Saudi is the best!': Why are TikTok mumfluencers lauding desert megacity?
Expat "mumfluencers" are taking to TikTok to sing the praises of life in Saudi Arabia and to extol the virtues of its new ...
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Why NEOM’s THE LINE will take 100 years to be fully realised
Key developments on NEOM's infrastructure, transport and economic expansion plans were announced by its chief development ...
Saudi Drama Against The Patriarchy ‘Hobal’ Beats Hollywood Titles Becoming Fast-Growing Local Hit
Saudi filmmaker Abdulaziz Alshlahei’s drama “Hobal” about clashes between tradition and modernity within a Saudi family ...
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Future hosts Saudi Arabia 'watch and learn' on Asian Winter Games debut
Saudi Arabia made their debut at the Asian Winter Games in China this week and will controversially host the next edition in ...
Neuralink competitor Paradromics secures investment from Saudi Arabia's Neom
Neom is a developing area within northwest Saudi Arabia that's touted as "a hub for innovation," according to its website.
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"More than $50 billion has been spent so far" on Neom
Construction of the Neom region in northwest Saudi Arabia has so far cost more than $50 billion, according to the project's ...