xAI to lease data centre capacity from Saudi Arabia
Humain is backed Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The news agency noted such an arrangement could be years in the making since Humain is yet to break ground on its infrastructure build.
Financial Times recently reported xAI was considering a further funding round in which PIF could play a part.
Source: Mobile World Live
Image Credit: xAI
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