TechNode

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Dingdong Maicai, a New York-listed Chinese e-commerce company specializing in fresh groceries, has officially launched its international expansion with Saudi Arabia as its first overseas market. Some roles are based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Sina.com, in Chinese ]

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The sedan will get up to 517 miles of range, can hit a quarter-mile in under 10 seconds, packs over 1,000 horsepower, and will have a base price of “under $80,000” (as long as the federal government sees fit to continue to give out tax credits to EV buyers). And it will benefit Saudi society.”. billion investment it closed last year.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A Saudi human rights activist has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging that the company hired two people who spied on behalf of the government of Saudi Arabia and accessed his personal information. pdf) by federal prosecutors for working as agents of the Saudi government while working for Twitter several years ago.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Recent research suggests that the e-commerce market in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt account for a combined $21.4 There’s also Egyptian government-backed Nclude, renowned MENA early-stage investor A15 and Outliers. billion and is projected to grow by more than 50% to $33.3 billion in the next three years.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Huawei Technologies has inaugurated a cloud data center in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, according to a September 4 report by Reuters. This marks Huaweis 30th cloud data center globally, the report said.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Chinese electric vehicle maker Human Horizons is reportedly in discussions with the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabias sovereign wealth fund, to secure at least $250 million at a valuation of $3 billion, according to Bloomberg sources. million from CYVN Holdings, an investment firm supported by the Abu Dhabi government.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2020

The US has filed new and expanded charges against two former Twitter employees and a third individual for allegedly spying on behalf of the government of Saudi Arabia. The three men have now been charged with acting as agents of a foreign government, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and wire fraud.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

In 2016, Egypt experienced an economic downturn coupled with the Egyptian pound devaluation and government restriction on imports. This is the main target for us now and also to start operations in Saudi Arabia.” “My nightmare was always the last mile. .

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

Other countries where Private Relay won’t be available include: Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines. The feature was announced during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference as part of a new subscription bundle called iCloud Plus.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Saudi Arabias Ministry of Investment is set to invest $5.6 The Middle East is becoming a major supporter of Chinese EV makers as the Gulf region, known for its oil and gas riches, looks to diversify the economy in preparation for a global transition to green energy.

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TechNode

APRIL 28, 2024

Chinas food delivery giant Meituan is hiring Arabic- and English-proficient talent for its likely entry into Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as the company puts expansion beyond China on its agenda as domestic consumption falls.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2021

In a statement, Honor says its phones will go through Google’s security review and that “Honor devices will therefore have the option to have Google Mobile Services (“GMS”) preinstalled on compatible devices, in accordance with Google’s licensing and governance models.”.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

At the Jeddah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia this weekend, the all-electric series will debut Pit Boost, a mandatory 34-second stop what will add 10 percent additional energy (3.85kWh) via a 30-second charge. After announcing initial plans two years ago , Formula E is finally ready to deploy its fast-charging pit stops in an official race.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Byton’s demise was striking, given that it had backing from such a powerful government-owned automaker. Nio, which started as an ostensibly independent company (as far as such a thing can exist in China), ultimately had to turn to the Chinese government for help. To wit, this week I spoke with Fraser Atkinson, the CEO of GreenPower.

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2021

Some of the stories have been shocking, with allegations that fully updated smartphones can be hacked with a single text message , and reports that two women close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were among those targeted by a government agency using the spy tool. In short, NSO Group makes products that let governments spy on citizens.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

This would help reduce the Chinese ownership to below 50 percent in order to make selling to government fleets more politically palatable. Though in the case of Lucid Motors, the startup had to give up majority control to Saudi Arabia. Not all EV startups are thriving.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The difference is that people and governments are pushing corporations and funds toward net-zero, and this movement is not going away. Is it another clean tech bubble? While the previous boom and bust arguably led to several successful companies (we might include Tesla), it’s different this time.

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The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

While a lot of attention has recently been paid to organizing efforts in tech and media industries, the number of non-government employees who belong to a union has fallen slightly over the last decade. Saudi Arabia-backed Lucid Motors will build its electric luxury sedan at a massive new factory it’s building in Casa Grande, Arizona.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 28, 2022

First up, fintech startups Highnote and GiveCard said they are partnering to help nonprofits, shelters and governments issue prepaid debit cards to the “financially vulnerable” communities they serve. Truist acquires data governance platform from Zaloni. Anita Ramaswamy digs in here. Read more from Annie Njanja here.

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The Verge

MAY 25, 2021

billion to the sizable war chest it started building when Saudi Arabia pledged some $1.3 What’s more, multiple electric vehicle startups are now under government investigation. Lucid Motors again delayed the release of its luxury electric sedan, the Air, in order to address quality assurance issues raised by its investors.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In fact, until the van is ready for production and has passed all government approvals, Amazon has the right to mix up what it’s ordering from Rivian in a number of ways. In Lucid Motors’ case, it found salvation and the necessary funding by handing over ownership of the company to Saudi Arabia.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Iris Bohnet is a professor of business and government at Harvard Kennedy School and co-director of the Women and Public Policy Program. In Saudi Arabia, married men similarly underestimated the share of other husbands who support their wives working outside the home. Whats the big idea? Drivers do the same.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Islamic fintech startups in Malaysia and Indonesia have the support of government policies. And in Malaysia, Bank Negara’s Investments Accounts Platform is the first Islamic P2P initiative established by a central bank, while the government-owned Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation connects investors with halal business owners.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Savvy Games Group is part of Saudi Arabias government-linked Public Investment Fund, which has stakes in EA, Activision, Nintendo and more. The following year, it laid off another 230 employees and killed a Marvel-related project. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

As of 2018, Egypt’s doctor to citizen ratio stood at 1:2,000; you can paint a picture when you walk into any government hospital and see long queues. Doss said Esaal services are available in 7 other countries across MENA and the GCC: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine and Iraq.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

Twitter makes its API free for public announcement accounts Twitter announced on May 2 that it is making its API free for verified government or public-owned services posting about public utility alerts such as weather alerts, transportation information and emergency warnings. But once you refresh the page it disappears.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

Even in 2019, when Saudi Arabia opened up state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco for trading, it didn’t dominate for long : Apple surpassed it last July on its way to a $2 trillion market cap , and Apple is approaching $2.5 trillion now. It’s the rare tech giant that isn’t using your data as a revenue stream.

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TechNode

MARCH 5, 2025

How Meituan navigates these tensions will shape its future and influence broader discussions on platform economy governance in China. Meituans overseas food delivery platform, Keeta , is rapidly expanding in Saudi Arabia. As Meituan enters its second decade, the company is shifting its focus beyond domestic competition.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

When an issue hits the news I try to go specialty blogs (Saudi Arabia, Supreme Court, etc). I see a future where there will be small independent interactors, corporate interactors, government interactors, advocacy group interactors, and many other kinds. The term is INTERACTOR.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

When an issue hits the news I try to go specialty blogs (Saudi Arabia, Supreme Court, etc). I see a future where there will be small independent interactors, corporate interactors, government interactors, advocacy group interactors, and many other kinds. The term is INTERACTOR.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

These moves and many others come as President Donald Trump and his appointees seek to eliminate federal government programs that tackle global warming. If you are looking at governments that are perhaps more protectionist, who are asking, How do I help and protect our own economy? of materials in 2018.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Instead, e-scooters can only be legally ridden as part of government-backed rental pilots. The government of Saudi Arabia , which is connected to the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund that owns 61% of Lucid Group , agreed to buy 100,000 of the automaker’s electric vehicles over the next decade.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Beginning next week, Twitter will add labels to the personal accounts of heads of state as it expands its policy on government-affiliated accounts, the company said Thursday. Next week, you’ll start to see new profile labels on government accounts in 16 other countries. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Miller pointed to cases of political leaders and their supporters being suspended or having their posts removed in countries including Brazil and the United Kingdom, as well as countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia where political speech is highly suppressed. But if you’re not being discriminated against, you’re not going to see it.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 4, 2025

Others have been left wondering how they ran afoul of the government. ” In the past two weeks, the government apparently has widened its crackdown. At North Carolina State University, two students from Saudi Arabia left the U.S. “None of this is regular practice,” Feldblum said.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 27, 2025

The immediate approval under President Donald Trump serves as a far-different starting point for his government’s relations with Qatarparticularly after he initially backed a four-nation boycott of Doha during his first term. Qatar’s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

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