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Remedium, a Saudi firm, closed a $1.5 million round led by Calter Investments, adding climate forecasting and reporting to sustainability-accounting M. Jay M. Jay
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Remedium, a Saudi firm, closed a $1.5 million round led by Calter Investments, adding climate forecasting and reporting to sustainability-accounting

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi climate-tech firm Remedium closed an initial seed financing round of $1.5 million led by Calter Investments, in a step that aims to expand the artificial-intelligence and machine-learning capabilities of its sustainability-accounting platform. The company, founded by Fawaz Abu Ghazaleh in 2021,
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Rebellion, the Korean firm, chooses Riyadh as a regional headquarters, shifting chip focus from processing speed to inference cost reduction M. Jay M. Jay
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Rebellion, the Korean firm, chooses Riyadh as a regional headquarters, shifting chip focus from processing speed to inference cost reduction

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The balance of power in the AI industry is no longer confined to the labs that innovate models; it has shifted, with its weight, to the infrastructure capable of running those models with sustainable operational and economic efficiency. In this context, South Korean
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Partnership between Magna AI and MBUZZ to build AI factories and localize its infrastructure in the Middle East and Africa M. Jay M. Jay
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Partnership between Magna AI and MBUZZ to build AI factories and localize its infrastructure in the Middle East and Africa

Listen to this article Read by Anchor AI investments in the region are moving beyond the model-exploration phase toward building heavy infrastructure capable of moving applications into production and operational environments. In this context, Magna AI, a company specializing in sovereign AI transformation and emerging from a partnership between Trend
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Saudi computing infrastructure aims for full gigawatts by 2030, using an 800-gigabit architecture and MI355X processors to close the agent gap M. Jay M. Jay
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Saudi computing infrastructure aims for full gigawatts by 2030, using an 800-gigabit architecture and MI355X processors to close the agent gap

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Investment pathways in artificial intelligence within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have shifted from the 2023 phase of exploring potential and early trials to a phase of actual deployment and proof of sustainable economic viability. Institutional bets are no longer limited to providing
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HP launches commercial production at its Riyadh plant and rolls out AgentOne’s agent for institutional support automation M. Jay M. Jay
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HP launches commercial production at its Riyadh plant and rolls out AgentOne’s agent for institutional support automation

Listen to this article Read by Anchor HP has begun the actual commercial production phase at its manufacturing facility in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, with the launch of shipments of locally manufactured devices to customers and partners across the Kingdom, a step that moves the computing giant’s presence from
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Humane and G42 open the path to external capital: AI giants in the Gulf move toward financial markets and international partners M. Jay M. Jay
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Humane and G42 open the path to external capital: AI giants in the Gulf move toward financial markets and international partners

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Major AI-focused entities that are sovereign-backed in the Gulf are moving toward a pivotal stage in structuring their financing, by opening the door to external capital and preparing for possible public offerings. After an initial phase that focused on pouring massive investments into
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First Arab hosting of UNESCO's Global Forum on AI Ethics: Riyadh brings together 194 countries to discuss funding, governance and accountability of government services M. Jay M. Jay
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First Arab hosting of UNESCO's Global Forum on AI Ethics: Riyadh brings together 194 countries to discuss funding, governance and accountability of government services

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi capital Riyadh is preparing to host the fourth edition of UNESCO's Global Forum on AI Ethics from 14 to 17 September 2026, marking the first convening of this international platform in the Arab world, with participation of ministers, experts, policymakers
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UNESCO Forum on AI Ethics in Riyadh marks a shift in algorithm governance from theoretical frameworks to international standards M. Jay M. Jay
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UNESCO Forum on AI Ethics in Riyadh marks a shift in algorithm governance from theoretical frameworks to international standards

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Riyadh is preparing to host the fourth edition of the UNESCO Global Forum on AI Ethics 2026 from September 14 to 17, bringing together technology leaders, policymakers, CEOs of major global tech companies, and representatives of international organisations. Over four days, the forum
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BackSilica confronts the Beijing bloc as AI supply chain attraction puts regional computing pathways to the test of technical decoupling M. Jay M. Jay
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BackSilica confronts the Beijing bloc as AI supply chain attraction puts regional computing pathways to the test of technical decoupling

Listen to this article Read by Anchor International competition in AI is no longer a race confined to research labs or model efficiency benchmarks; it has turned directly into a clash of integrated geopolitical systems that stretch from critical mineral mines and semiconductor manufacturing lines to data centers and cloud
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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 said
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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). The latest
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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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SDIA releases a reference guide cataloguing 100 algorithmic biases, shifting governance from slogans to audit engineering M. Jay M. Jay
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SDIA releases a reference guide cataloguing 100 algorithmic biases, shifting governance from slogans to audit engineering

Listen to this article Read by Anchor With the rapid adoption of AI systems in critical sectors such as justice, health, financial services and employment, the problem of “algorithmic bias” is no longer just a theoretical concern raised by academics at conferences; it has become an operational and legal risk
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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 EPYC processors, interlinked
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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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