Aiming to boost the delivery of its Artificial Intelligence capabilities, TONOMUS, a subsidiary of NEOM, has tied up with Oracle and NVIDIA. NEOM is a $500 billion planned smart city in Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The collaboration is expected to give a fillip to the delivery of "groundbreaking AI capabilities across NEOM and Saudi Arabia," said a news release.

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Media Village has officially opened the doors to its second soundstage, bringing the total number of operational stages in the NEOM region to four (two sit in NEOM’s Bajdah Desert Studios). The second stage within the Media Village sits at the same 2,400 square meters capacity as its first stage and is equipped with state-of-the art technology and back-of-house facilities including make-up rooms, green rooms and production offices.

Engineering services firm Jacobs and Saudi Arabia project management company Jasara are the latest companies to be appointed to provide consultancy services for a linear city that forms part of the NEOM development in Saudi Arabia.  Jacobs and Jasara will provide project and construction management consultancy services for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of the Line, together with the management of the critical interfaces between it and adjacent NEOM projects and logistics.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the launch of the New Murabba Development Co. which is set to transform downtown Riyadh through the building of a unique living, working, and entertainment experience.  The New Murabba project will be built around the concept of sustainability by featuring green areas and walking and cycling paths that will enhance the quality of life by promoting healthy lifestyles and community activities. So, like another smaller NEOM.

NEOM is looking to seafood as it eyes a sustainable and self-sufficient future of food production in Saudi Arabia. NEOM is teaming up with the Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) and Cargill to develop sustainable aquaculture sector and achieve protein self-sufficiency by 2030. The three parties will work together to explore and scale up sustainable ways to meet rising domestic demand for aquaculture, including through research and development into more sustainable feed sources.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has grand plans for a luxury travel destination set to be 33 times the size of New York City when completed. Sindalah Island – opening in 2024 – could be more extensive than Disneyland, while the octagon-shaped city OXAGON could be the world’s largest floating structure.

TONOMUS, the cognitive multinational subsidiary of NEOM, has announced the launch of its second venture startup competition at LEAP23 in Riyadh.  Led by the firm’s TONOMUS Venture Studio, the competition started on Feb. 6, and is titled “The Next Billion.” It is an initiative that invites participants to consider new technologies and innovations that a billion people in the world would require for energy, food and mobility.