Silicon Valley Is Courting Gulf Monarchies to Fund AI
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Nitasha Tiku on tech and Saudi Arabia.

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On this episode of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast, Paris Marx is joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how US tech companies are flocking to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to fund their expensive AI ambitions.
Nitasha Tiku is a tech culture reporter at the Washington Post.
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The Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an Artificial intelligence (AI) chip and symbol in the background.
(Budrul Chukrut / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)On this episode of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast, we’re joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how US tech companies are flocking to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to fund their expensive AI ambitions.
Nitasha Tiku is a tech culture reporter at The Washington Post.

Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
No one is comfortable with police surveillance in the US, which is why there’s a bipartisan backlash to Flock cameras. Jason Koebler joins Paris Marx to discuss the rise of Flock, how their cameras are being pitched by right-wing politicians and police agencies, and how they’re being used to stalk residents from coast to coast.
Jason Koebler is a co-founder of 404 Media and co-host of the 404 Media Podcast.
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