AI, NEOM and Saudi Arabia

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'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.
Billions invested in AI, data centers at Saudi's LEAP summit: What to know
The four-day event saw billions of dollars worth of investment poured into artificial intelligence projects — many of them in Saudi Arabia.
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.
Zoom establishes node in Center3 data center in Saudi Arabia
Zoom has partnered with data center provider Center3 to deploy a node in Saudi Arabia. The node, Zoom's first in the Kingdom, will provide infrastructure to help address demand for its low-latency conferencing platform.
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.
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 AI Startup vminds.ai Nets Six-Figure Pre-Seed Round
Saudi-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup vminds.ai has bagged a six-figure pre-seed investment to advance its ...
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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 Arabia’s SBM publishes blueprint for AI success
As one of the kingdom’s leading end-to-end enterprise information technology and telecommunications solutions providers and a ...
AI chip startup Groq secures $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia
U.S. semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has secured a $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to expand the ...
AI model-optimized chip developer Groq receives $1.5B commitment from Saudi Arabia
Last year, Groq announced an initiative to build an AI data center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The facility is optimized for ...
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stc partners with Shaffra to introduce AI Employees for Saudi enterprises
Saudi Arabia’s digital enabler, stc, is introducing AI-powered agentic solutions to the Saudi Arabia market through a ...
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How Mozn is supporting fraud prevention in Saudi Arabia
Malik Alyousef, co-founder and COO of Mozn, shares how its AI-driven solutions are supporting industries such as banking, ...
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Huawei Cloud fuels Saudi Arabia’s AI ambitions at LEAP 2025
Huawei Cloud's Riyadh Region solidifies its position as a key AI hub in the Middle East, driving Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.