DeepSeek enters the Middle East: already operating in Saudi Aramco's digital data center

Feb. 10 - Saudi Arabia unveiled $14.9 billion worth of tech investments and strategic partnerships at the LEAP technology conference in Riyadh on Feb. 9, marking an expansion of the country's AI and digital infrastructure strategy, according to reports. The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced that it will spend $10.9 billion on Al infrastructure and startup funding, while Grog will invest $1.5 billion to build the world's largest AI-centric data center in Saudi Arabia. The report mentions that Chinese AI company DeepSeek has begun operations at Aramco's digital data center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, another important development in the country's expanding AI infrastructure. (Hexun.com)