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Amnesty International calls for Google to halt cloud business in Saudi Arabia

The Verge

Amnesty International is teaming up with 38 other human rights groups and individuals to call for a halt to Google’s plans to set up an enterprise cloud business in Saudi Arabia because of concerns over the country’s human rights track record.

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IOC approves first Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia for 2025, a historic milestone for esports

TechNode

The 142nd International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session was held in Paris on Tuesday, during which a proposal was approved for the first edition of the Olympic Esports Games to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025. The IOC stated on its website, “history was made today.” million gamers, nearly half of whom are female.

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SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation

The Verge

Recently, Saudi Arabia has made some big investments in the gaming industry. Bloomberg reported in February that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has taken stakes of more than 5 percent in both Capcom and Nexon — stakes that, combined, are worth more than $1 billion. The PIF also invested more than $3.3

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Lucid Motors passes Ford’s market cap four years after it nearly got bought

The Verge

Lucid Motors has a comparatively long history for an EV startup as it was founded in 2007 as a battery company called Atieva. That never happened, though, and Lucid Motors ultimately treaded water until striking a massive deal with Saudi Arabia, which now owns a majority of the startup.

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Tabby raises $58M at $660M valuation as PayPal Ventures makes first investment in the GCC

TechCrunch

Until last September, Tabby, which allows users to shop with flexible payments online and in-store from global brands, including H&M, Adidas, IKEA, noon and Bloomingdale’s, was active in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait.

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Fisker and Karma raise millions of dollars following wave of Tesla optimism

The Verge

and Karma Automotive, two electric vehicle startups with a long shared history, each announced this week that they’ve raised millions of dollars. Though in the case of Lucid Motors, the startup had to give up majority control to Saudi Arabia. Image: Fisker Inc. Fisker Inc.

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The UAW wants to unionize EV startup factory workers

The Verge

Saudi Arabia-backed Lucid Motors will build its electric luxury sedan at a massive new factory it’s building in Casa Grande, Arizona. The culture of the place is union, you know, the history. So we anticipate that to happen, to have union representation.”.