The world’s first AI Art hackathon, the AI Artathon, has opened in Riyadh with 300 experts in data science and AI, graphic designers and artists competing to create visual arts using artificial intelligence.
Saudi Arabia’s PIF mulls investment in VR startup
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund is reportedly in talks to invest as much as $400 million in Magic Leap.
E-commerce site Noon to go live in Saudi today
Regional e-commerce platform Noon will launch in Saudi Arabia today, its chief executive told the news portal Zawya. The site, …
SoftBank buys ‘5 percent’ stake in IRobot
SoftBank has purchased a 5 percent stake in robot vacuum-cleaner maker IRobot, Bloomberg sources have said. The purchase would be …
Uber ‘seeking’ SoftBank cash despite $3.5 billion PIF stake
Uber shareholders and its board, led by one of its key early backers Benchmark, have discussed selling some of their …