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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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Leap 2026 investment rally exceeds $18 billion to localize the computing and AI stack in Saudi Arabia M. Jay M. Jay
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Leap 2026 investment rally exceeds $18 billion to localize the computing and AI stack in Saudi Arabia

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The activities of the “Leap 2026” conference in Riyadh marked a qualitative shift in Saudi Arabia's technology strategy, moving the focus from merely attracting global firms to building and localizing the full stack of computing and artificial intelligence. Investment announcements and
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‘AI Sovereignty’ in the Gulf shifts from a compliance worry to building local applications and products M. Jay M. Jay
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‘AI Sovereignty’ in the Gulf shifts from a compliance worry to building local applications and products

Listen to this article Read by Anchor A recent study by Accenture, whose findings were presented alongside the LEAP tech conference in Riyadh, revealed that infrastructure and AI investments in the region have reached a critical crossroads. Although more than $15 billion in technology investments and partnerships were announced at
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Humane prepares a global investment fund exceeding $10 billion to link financing with computing and Saudi data centres M. Jay M. Jay
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Humane prepares a global investment fund exceeding $10 billion to link financing with computing and Saudi data centres

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi AI firm “Humane” is preparing to launch a massive capital investment fund this year that could exceed $10 billion, aiming to strengthen the kingdom’s position at the forefront of advanced technology and accelerate the pace of high quality investments globally and
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Australia’s data centre race collides with energy and water limits, the infrastructure bill reshapes digital sovereignty calculations M. Jay M. Jay
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Australia’s data centre race collides with energy and water limits, the infrastructure bill reshapes digital sovereignty calculations

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Australia faces a sharp paradox at the heart of the global AI race, as the nation seeks to become an international data-center capital according to the ambitions of major tech firms, while its local communities and public networks grapple with a rising crisis
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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 graphics processors
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Heumann and DataVolt launch development of 100 megawatts in Oxagon, AI computing in Neom heads toward operation in 2028 M. Jay M. Jay
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Heumann and DataVolt launch development of 100 megawatts in Oxagon, AI computing in Neom heads toward operation in 2028

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Human, a company owned by the Public Investment Fund and specialized in delivering integrated AI capabilities globally, and Saudi DataVolt announced the expansion of their partnership at the LEB conference to develop 100 megawatts as part of the first phase of an AI-dedicated
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Humane leads $15 billion of computing investments in LEAP with giant data centres partnered with Together AI and XAI M. Jay M. Jay
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Humane leads $15 billion of computing investments in LEAP with giant data centres partnered with Together AI and XAI

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The technical LEAP conference kicked off with the announcement of a $15 billion package of investments and strategic commitments dedicated to technology and artificial intelligence, to make up for the four-month postponement imposed by the regional conflict, and to cement Saudi Arabia’s
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British legislation calls for an AI ‘stop button’ giving the government powers to disable data centres and curb runaway models M. Jay M. Jay
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British legislation calls for an AI ‘stop button’ giving the government powers to disable data centres and curb runaway models

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Legislative chambers in London are moving to give the executive unprecedented authority to intervene directly in computing infrastructure, as a group of Lords in the British Parliament are calling for the government to have the power to shut down powerful AI systems and
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Humanine and Ablade Intuition announce plan to launch autonomous trucks on Saudi roads in a year, linking ports and hubs M. Jay M. Jay
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Humanine and Ablade Intuition announce plan to launch autonomous trucks on Saudi roads in a year, linking ports and hubs

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi AI firm “Humanine” and vehicle-software company “Ablade Intuition” unveiled a field plan targeting the launch of self-driving trucks on Saudi Arabia’s roads within one year. The announcement was made at the “Leap” tech conference in Riyadh, attended by Humanine’s chief
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Unnamed signings at LEAP raise questions about why regional firms file undefined memoranda of understanding as zero value M. Jay M. Jay
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Unnamed signings at LEAP raise questions about why regional firms file undefined memoranda of understanding as zero value

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi Aramco and its tech arm Aramco Digital announced during the LEAP conference in Riyadh that they had signed a package of agreements and memoranda of understanding covering five vital tracks: cybersecurity, industrial artificial intelligence, innovation, localisation of sensitive technologies, and building national
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Remedium raises $1.5 million: automating sustainability accounting and shifting climate risk computing within Saudi Arabia M. Jay M. Jay
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Remedium raises $1.5 million: automating sustainability accounting and shifting climate risk computing within Saudi Arabia

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Remedium, a climate-technology company, closed an initial financing round of $1.5 million led by Kalter Investments, in a step aimed at accelerating the development of its software and computing infrastructure for emissions management and environmental accounting for organisations. The company, which launched
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