US tech firms Nvidia, AMD secure AI deals as Trump tours Gulf states


Tareq Amin, CEO of Humain, and Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, attend the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

(Reuters) -A number of U.S. technology firms on Tuesday announced artificial intelligence deals in the Middle East as U.S. President Donald Trump secured $600 billion in commitments from Saudi Arabia to U.S. companies during a tour of Gulf states.

Among the biggest deals, Nvidia said it will sell hundreds of thousands of AI chips in Saudi Arabia, with a first tranche of 18,000 of its newest "Blackwell" chips going to Humain, an AI startup just launched by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices also announced a deal with Humain, saying it has formed a $10 billion collaboration.

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