AI, Saudi Arabia and NEOM

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 has 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.
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.
Neuralink Rival Partners With Saudi Arabia’s Neom on Brain Tech
Paradromics Inc., a brain implant rival to Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp., is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s Neom to develop brain-computer interface therapies in the Middle East and North Africa.
Saudi Neom, DataVolt sign agreement for $5 billion AI project
Saudi's NEOM, a Red Sea urban and industrial development, signed on Monday an agreement with DataVolt to develop a 1.5 GW net zero artificial intelligence project in the Saudi development's Oxagon industrial zone,
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,
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.
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Why are TikTok mumfluencers lauding Saudi's Neom desert megacity?
One Thai mumfluencer shared a video of her 'typical afternoon in Neom'. The video has been viewed around 800,000 times. The ...
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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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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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 ...
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DataVolt plans 1.5GW data center campus in Neom’s Oxagon
At the LEAP 2025 event this week DataVolt and Neom signed a $5bn agreement to develop a 1.5GW data center campus in Neom’s ...
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Accused of ‘sportswashing’, Saudi debuts at Asian Winter Games in China to learn lessons on hosting 2029 edition
Saudi Arabia made their debut at the Asian Winter Games in China this week and will controversially host the next edition in ...
NEOM Investment Fund partners with Paradromics to drive innovation in neurotechnology healthcare
Paradromics, Inc., a global leader in high-data rate brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, announced a strategic ...