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U.S. tech giants including Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm have signed major AI deals with Saudi Arabia's new startup Humain, backed by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund. The agreements coincide with former President Donald Trump securing $600 billion in investment commitments during his Middle East tour.

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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) just scored a huge win with a $10 billion, multi-year deal to power Saudi Arabia's new HUMAIN AI hub with 500 megawatts of its chips and accelerators. Investors cheered,

Humain, the newly announced AI venture from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, is partnering with Amazon Web Services. The two companies will invest some $5 billion to build an 'AI Zone' in the Kingdom, which is separate to the cloud provider's existing $5.3bn region set to come online next year.