Saudi Arabia’s flagship technology conference LEAP kicked off in Riyadh with $15 billion worth of planned technology investments and strategic commitments being unveiled, helping make up for lost time after previous delays. San Francisco-based AI cloud platform Together AI signed an agreement with Saudi-backed HUMAIN to build a 250 Megawatt AI data center in the kingdom, while Amazon Web Services and Elon Musk’s xAI also announced major data center expansions. These developments highlight Riyadh's intensifying competition with its Gulf neighbors, notably the UAE, to become the premier regional AI hub, drawing in senior leaders from global tech behemoths despite ongoing geopolitical dynamics [Fortune](https://fortune.com)