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Today — 20 November 2025Main stream

Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal

20 November 2025 at 03:07
Mr. Musk’s xAI will work with the Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain on a new data center, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to diversify his kingdom’s economy.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

On Tuesday, executives from many of the biggest tech companies, including Elon Musk, attended a dinner hosted by President Trump honoring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Saudi Arabia’s New Power Play Is Exporting A.I. to the World

The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.

© Photo Illustration by Mark Harris; source photographs by Spencer Lowell for The New York Times, Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times, Katarina Premfors for The New York Times, Doug Mills/The New York Times, Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters, iStock

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