Saudi Arabia Tourism: Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal
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Saudi Arabia Tourism: Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal

To witness the kingdom’s profound transformation and assess its ambitious tourism projects, a Times journalist spent a month on the road there. Here’s what he saw.
‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower
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‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.
‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower
Posted inArtificial Intelligence Colleges and Universities Computers and the Internet Deserts Entrepreneurship Foreign Investments internal-truncator International Relations King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) Research Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia Start-ups United States International Relations

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.
Jared Kushner Pursuing Development Deals in Albania and Serbia
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Jared Kushner Pursuing Development Deals in Albania and Serbia

Donald Trump’s son-in-law said he was close to finalizing real estate projects in the two Balkan nations, an example of the Trump family’s pursuit of deals abroad as the former president seeks the White House.