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SDAIA, NVIDIA Presidents Discuss Computing Power Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

President of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)met on Sunday with Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA in Riyadh - SPA
President of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)met on Sunday with Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA in Riyadh - SPA
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SDAIA, NVIDIA Presidents Discuss Computing Power Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

President of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)met on Sunday with Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA in Riyadh - SPA
President of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)met on Sunday with Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA in Riyadh - SPA

President of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi welcomed on Sunday the Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, at the authority’s headquarters in Riyadh.
During the meeting, Alghamdi and Huang discussed areas of mutual cooperation between SDAIA and NVIDIA, particularly in technological projects and exchange of expertise in the fields of data and artificial intelligence.
They also explored the latest developments in data and AI worldwide and highlighted NVIDIA's participation in the Global Smart City Forum (GSCF 2024) organized by SDAIA in Riyadh on February 12 and 13, SPA reported.
The meeting reflects ongoing cooperation between SDAIA and NVIDIA, especially in launching a multi-year program to establish a high-performance supercomputing platform in the Kingdom.
The platform will contribute to the development of various AI-supported applications in language technology and computer vision, helping to achieve the aspirations of AI adoption in the Kingdom.

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Google to Open Second Data Center in Latin America, to Invest Over $850 Mln 

The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)
The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)
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Google to Open Second Data Center in Latin America, to Invest Over $850 Mln 

The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)
The president of Google Cloud for Latin America, Eduardo Lopez, participates in the inauguration of the Google Data Center works, on the premises of the Science Park, in Canelones, Uruguay 29 August 2024. (EPA)

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will open its second data center in Latin America in the Uruguayan city of Canelones and invest more than $850 million in it.

Google opened its first data center in Latin America in Quilicura, which is near Santiago, the capital city of Chile, in 2015. It invested an initial amount of $150 million in the data center and spent an additional $140 million in 2018 for expansion.

"We hope our new data center in Canelones will be a significant contribution to the professional and technological development of Uruguay and the entire region," Google said in a blog post.

Reuters reported on Thursday that Google is considering building a "hyperscale" data center close to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and that the center would be ready in 2027.

In April, Google announced a $3 billion investment to set up a data center campus in Indiana and expand sites in Virginia. Google also said in May that it will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to develop its first data center and Google Cloud region in the country.