The Trump administration is clearing a path for two key Persian Gulf allies to pursue their artificial intelligence ambitions — and some of the biggest US tech companies are seizing on that opening with plans to spend billions of dollars in the region.

By Max A. Cherney and Stephen Nellis (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.

Nvidia’s shares soared amid billions of dollars in artificial intelligence investment deals made between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the Trump administration deepens ties with the wealthy Middle Eastern nation.

U.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project.

AWS, AMD and Nvidia are to collaborate with Humain - a new entity established by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of President Trump’s visit to

The Trump administration is reportedly making a deal to give Saudi Arabia access to advanced chips from companies like Nvidia and AMD