AI Industry Sam Altman defends Trump's AI chip deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, calls critics "naïve" In exchange, the Gulf nations have pledged to invest billions in the US By Rob Thubron, May 19, 2025, 6:15 AM 20 comments
Hardware Industry Trump tariffs push top PC makers Lenovo, HP, and Dell toward Saudi Arabia US tariffs are forcing a manufacturing rethink By Alfonso Maruccia, April 24, 2025, 12:59 PM 38 comments
Gaming Industry Pokémon Go developer Niantic to sell gaming division to Saudi-owned Scopely for $3.5 billion Some Pokémon Go players say they will quit the game over the sale By Rob Thubron, March 12, 2025, 12:39 PM
Hardware Industry Lenovo to establish major PC and server factory in Saudi Arabia with $2 billion investment The project also gives Saudi Arabia a boost as it seeks to diversify its economy By Skye Jacobs, January 10, 2025, 11:54 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Sip and shoot: Tea brand unveils Bluetooth gaming mug with integrated trigger and motion sensors It should (hopefully) work just as well for energy drinks and coffee By Zo Ahmed, January 3, 2025, 11:01 AM
Tech Culture Cyberpunk, anyone? Saudi Arabia unveils futuristic sporting arenas for 2034 FIFA World Cup Artist renderings show implausible but cool-looking concepts By Cal Jeffrey, August 2, 2024, 4:36 PM 12 comments
Industry AI Saudi Arabia and UAE invest in thousands of Nvidia chips, aiming to become global AI powerhouses Human rights groups are concerned By Rob Thubron, August 15, 2023, 5:18 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture The Web Saudi Arabia jails two Wikipedia administrators for four decades in "bid to control website's content" (Updated) Weeks after a former Twitter employee was jailed for being a Saudi spy By Rob Thubron, January 6, 2023, 7:03 AM 25 comments
Gaming Industry Saudi Arabia buys a 5% stake in Nintendo Following similar investments in Capcom, Activision, and others By Daniel Sims, May 18, 2022, 7:57 PM 19 comments
Tech Culture Security Jeff Bezos' phone was reportedly hacked using Saudi Prince's WhatsApp account Saudi Arabia denies the claims By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2020, 12:22 PM 8 comments
The Web Twitter suspends bot accounts spreading pro-Saudi tweets in wake of Khashoggi disappearance They used different strategies to avoid detection By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2018, 8:47 AM
Car Tech Industry Tesla rival Lucid Motors lands $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia The deal will finance the launch of Lucid's first electric car in 2020 By Shawn Knight, September 17, 2018, 12:55 PM
Car Tech Industry Uber receives $3.5 billion investment from Saudi Arabia By Rob Thubron, June 2, 2016, 7:30 AM
Industry Apple Apple's new iPad expected to arrive in 30 more countries this weekend By Rick Burgess, May 10, 2012, 7:00 AM
Security Pro-Israeli hackers release 4500 Saudi credit cards, DDoS bank websites By Rick Burgess, January 19, 2012, 6:30 PM
Security Israeli hackers strike back against recent cyber attacks By Rick Burgess, January 18, 2012, 1:39 PM 17 comments