Al-Swaha, Leaders of Major Global Technology Companies Discuss Partnerships

Al-Swaha met with executives from Meta, Qualcomm, ServiceNow, Bhartinews, and Builder.ai in Davos. SPA
Al-Swaha met with executives from Meta, Qualcomm, ServiceNow, Bhartinews, and Builder.ai in Davos. SPA
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Al-Swaha, Leaders of Major Global Technology Companies Discuss Partnerships

Al-Swaha met with executives from Meta, Qualcomm, ServiceNow, Bhartinews, and Builder.ai in Davos. SPA
Al-Swaha met with executives from Meta, Qualcomm, ServiceNow, Bhartinews, and Builder.ai in Davos. SPA

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha held several meetings in Davos with leaders of major international technology companies to discuss the expansion of their projects and innovative solutions in the Kingdom.

The meetings came as part of the Kingdom's participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Al-Swaha met with executives from Meta, Qualcomm, ServiceNow, Bhartinews, and Builder.ai.

Al-Swaha also held talks with Japanese Minister of Digital Transformation Taro Kano.

The ministers discussed strengthening the strategic partnership between the two friendly countries, joint initiatives, and ways to deepen cooperation in the areas of supporting the growth of the digital economy, innovation, digital entrepreneurship, and encouraging technical investments.

They also discussed the possibility of establishing joint programs to exchange expertise, support government digital transformation, and harness emerging technologies to support the digital economy.

Al-Swaha met separately with Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.
They discussed the progress made in digital and innovative initiatives within the Saudi-Indian Strategic Partnership Council, aimed at supporting the growth of the digital economy and stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship between the two countries.



TikTok Restores Service, Thanks Trump

In this photo illustration an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
In this photo illustration an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
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TikTok Restores Service, Thanks Trump

In this photo illustration an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
In this photo illustration an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

TikTok said on Sunday said it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to power on Monday.

The statement came after US users reported being able to access the Chinese-owned service's website while the far more widely used TikTok app itself did not appear to be immediately available.

"In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service," TikTok said in a statement that thanked Trump for "providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties (for) providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive."

TikTok stopped working for its 170 million American users late on Saturday before a law shutting it down on national security grounds took effect on Sunday. US officials had warned that under Chinese parent company ByteDance, there was a risk of Americans' data being misused.

Trump said he would "extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security."

"I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture," he wrote on Truth Social.

Trump said the executive order would specify there would be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before his order.

Trump had earlier said he would most likely give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office, a promise TikTok cited in a notice posted to users on the app.

"A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned," a message notified users of TikTok, which disappeared from Apple and Google app stores late on Saturday.

Even if temporary, the unprecedented shutdown of TikTok is set to have a wide-ranging impact on US-China relations, US politics, the social media marketplace and millions of Americans who depend on the app economically and culturally.