By Hindustan Times
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 16:37:00
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Saudi Arabia’s AI startup Humain are forming a joint venture to build data centres in the Middle East and have landed their first customer.
The yet-to-be-named joint venture will kick off with a 100-MW data centre project in Saudi Arabia, which will be used by Gen AI video startup Luma AI, Humain CEO Tareq Amin said. “They will be the first customer of this cluster,” Amin said, adding that Luma has contracted to purchase the entire 100-MW compute capacity.
The joint venture among the companies is a byproduct of a flurry of deals announced when US President Donald Trump visited Riyadh in May, and more collaboration is expected as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump meet in Washington this week. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has backed Humain AI and its plans to…
