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Instagram, X and others blocking Saudi dissidents’ accounts

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US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being ‘instruments of repression’Major US social media companies including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders by Saudi authorities.Those affected include Abdullah Alaoudh, a US-based […]

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Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $3 Billion Investment From Saudi-Backed A.I. Firm

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Humain, which was created by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, said it made the investment just before xAI was acquired by SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket company.

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Will the Gulf’s push for its own AI succeed?

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Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this yearHello, and welcome to TechScape. Today in tech, we’re discussing the Persian Gulf countries making a play for sovereignty over their own artificial intelligence in response to an unstable United States. That, and US tech giants’ plans to spend more

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Five tech trends we’ll be watching in 2026

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From datacenters to AI, we’ll be keeping our eye on the technology that will be shaping your life in the coming yearHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, wishing you a happy New Year’s Eve filled with cheer, champagne and Mariah Carey’s comically awful rendition of Auld Lang Syne.Today, we’re looking forward

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