KEY FACTS: Saudi Arabia has announced a $14.9 billion investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, unveiled at the LEAP 2025 Tech Conference in Riyadh. This includes major partnerships with Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Groq, and Salesforce, among others, to enhance the kingdom’s AI and cloud infrastructure. Aramco has secured a $1.5 billion deal with Groq to expand AI-powered cloud capabilities, while Salesforce plans a $500 million investment, including Arabic-language AI support. These investments is part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 strategy to diversify its economy and establish itself as a regional tech hub.