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Samaa launches its second data centre with Tier 4 rating in Riyadh, as credit-information infrastructure prepares for predictive models and artificial intelligence M. Jay M. Jay
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Samaa launches its second data centre with Tier 4 rating in Riyadh, as credit-information infrastructure prepares for predictive models and artificial intelligence

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi Credit Information Company “Samaa” announced the launch of its second data centre, which has received a Tier 4 rating from the global Uptime Institute, during its participation in the LEAP 2026 conference in Riyadh. This rating represents the highest levels of readiness,
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Washington and Beijing talks define agent safety boundaries with a self-regulation proposal and concerns about automated cyber intrusions M. Jay M. Jay
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Washington and Beijing talks define agent safety boundaries with a self-regulation proposal and concerns about automated cyber intrusions

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The United States and China are preparing to launch a dedicated negotiation track to examine AI safety risks in mid-September, marking the first formal bilateral dialogue on the issue since President Donald Trump began his second term. Although a White House official
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LEAP conference shifts focus as infrastructure and data centres move Saudi Arabia’s bet from service digitisation to leading the AI economy M. Jay M. Jay
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LEAP conference shifts focus as infrastructure and data centres move Saudi Arabia’s bet from service digitisation to leading the AI economy

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The LEAP conference in Riyadh is no longer just an annual platform for showcasing digital applications or reviewing traditional digitisation deals; it now serves as a practical benchmark for the shift in Saudi Arabia’s tech strategy toward building solid AI foundations. With
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Expansion of Huwmain data center lifts Al-Muammar contracts to 8.76 billion riyals and reshapes local infrastructure returns M. Jay M. Jay
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Expansion of Huwmain data center lifts Al-Muammar contracts to 8.76 billion riyals and reshapes local infrastructure returns

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The AI data-center boom in Saudi Arabia has shifted from mere announcements about linking compute to unprecedented financial flows into the budgets of national companies, after Huwmain, backed by the Public Investment Fund, expanded its contract with Al-Muammar Information Systems (MIS)
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AMD and Cisco launch Humane computing cluster in Saudi Arabia: Instinct processors enter operational service toward a gigawatt target M. Jay M. Jay
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AMD and Cisco launch Humane computing cluster in Saudi Arabia: Instinct processors enter operational service toward a gigawatt target

Listen to this article Read by Anchor AMD Instinct MI 355 X graphics processors and Cisco networking equipment have entered direct operational service in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, beginning to process actual AI workloads for Humane’s customers inside and outside the Kingdom. This compute cluster, which combines Instinct
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Cisco and AMD launch compute architecture with Humatime, with the feasibility benchmark shifting from model experiments to operational network efficiency M. Jay M. Jay
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Cisco and AMD launch compute architecture with Humatime, with the feasibility benchmark shifting from model experiments to operational network efficiency

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Shared compute infrastructure between Cisco, AMD and Humatime entered the operational phase in Saudi Arabia, offering GPU-as-a-Service capabilities to support model training and inference both inside and outside the Kingdom. The operational system relies on AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and
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Publicis Sapient: Moving beyond the trap of fleeting experiments forces re-engineering of data environments and operating models in Saudi enterprises M. Jay M. Jay
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Publicis Sapient: Moving beyond the trap of fleeting experiments forces re-engineering of data environments and operating models in Saudi enterprises

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Discussions about adopting artificial intelligence within the business sector in Saudi Arabia have reached a qualitative turning point, with companies moving beyond the initial question of whether to enter the field and settling on a decisive criterion: how quickly and how capable they
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Heimain announces its infrastructure is operating with computing deals worth billions of watts and a Saudi shift toward owning technical sovereignty M. Jay M. Jay
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Heimain announces its infrastructure is operating with computing deals worth billions of watts and a Saudi shift toward owning technical sovereignty

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Heimain, the technology arm backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, disclosed at the LEAP conference that its artificial intelligence infrastructure has entered the operational phase, announcing a suite of technology and industrial alliances aimed at moving the Kingdom from a mere licensee
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OmniOps and HPE sign memorandum of understanding at LEAP to develop locally manufactured computing for technical sovereignty M. Jay M. Jay
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OmniOps and HPE sign memorandum of understanding at LEAP to develop locally manufactured computing for technical sovereignty

Listen to this article Read by Anchor OmniOps, a company specializing in sovereign AI infrastructure technologies in Saudi Arabia, signed a memorandum of understanding with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) during the LEAP conference, to develop computing and AI solutions that combine the “Made in Saudi Arabia” infrastructure brand from HPE
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AMD and Cisco expand Huwmen's architecture in Saudi Arabia, betting on open processors for sovereign computing M. Jay M. Jay
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AMD and Cisco expand Huwmen's architecture in Saudi Arabia, betting on open processors for sovereign computing

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The high-performance computing infrastructure in Saudi Arabia entered a new operational phase with the announcement that AMD, Cisco and Huwmen would begin offering Instinct MI355X AI-targeted processor services to customers inside and outside the Kingdom. The current production organization combines advanced
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