IT & Telecommunications

IT & Telecommunications

Qualcomm, KAUST join hands to strengthen Saudi 6G, AI ecosystem

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

Qualcomm Technologies International and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) today announced a strategic collaboration designed to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s leadership in 6G innovation and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Aramco expands cybersecurity, AI partnerships at LEAP 2026

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

Aramco and Aramco Digital announced new agreements and MoUs with leading technology companies at LEAP 2026, focusing on cybersecurity, industrial AI, innovation, technology localisation and strengthening national industrial capabilities through strategic partnerships.

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Accenture signs collaboration deal with AWS to boost Mideast cloud, data

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

Accenture has signed a six-year strategic deal with AWS to help organisations across the Middle East region modernise legacy infrastructure, strengthen their digital core, and unlock value from cloud, data, AI and next-generation enterprise platforms.

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NTT DATA AI Factory Lab to launch in Riyadh

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, has announced its intention to launch the NTT DATA AI Factory Lab in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this month.

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HUMAIN, DataVolt to develop 100MW of NEOM AI Data Center

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

HUMAIN and DataVolt will develop 100MW of a 360MW AI-ready data center at Oxagon, the industrial city on the Red Sea coast in NEOM.

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AWS Cloud Infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia top open in December

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced at LEAP in Riyadh that its first AWS Cloud Infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia is on track to launch in December 2026.

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$15bn technology investments, partnerships announced as LEAP opens

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

Marking the start of its fifth edition, LEAP opened on Monday with more than $15 billion in technology investments and strategic commitments, reinforcing the event's position as a global launchpad for innovation and reflecting the rapid growth of Saudi Arabia's technology sector since the inaugural edition in 2022.

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Pasqal and KACST launch strategic Quantum research collaboration

Mon, 31 Aug 2026

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), represented by the National Center for Quantum Technologies (NCQT), has signed a research collaboration agreement with Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, to advance research and development across multiple domains of advanced quantum technology and enhance quantum cryptography readiness in Saudi Arabia.

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AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN expand Saudi AI infrastructure as AMD Instinct systems go live

Mon, 31 Aug 2026

AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack AI solutions, today announced that AMD Instinct MI355X GPU-based AI infrastructure built on Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking is now live in Saudi Arabia and serving HUMAIN customers in the Kingdom and beyond.

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Adobe to provide free access to key creative tools to 27m Saudi citizens, residents

Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Adobe, a global technology leader, has announced an expanded partnership with the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and HUMAIN, a PIF company, delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally.