Saudi fires up Gulf AI race with $15bn tech deals at LEAP
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LEAP kicked off in Saudi Arabia with announced technology investments and AI data-center plans tied to HUMAIN, including Together AI’s agreement and AWS and xAI expansion signals. The conference disclosed $15 billion in planned technology investments, and Together AI expects over $5 billion in gross annualized revenue in its first year. These deals expand AI cloud and data-center capacity across Saudi Arabia while reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s push to become a regional AI hub.