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Saudi Arabia's $500 billion megacity Neom is creating plans to harvest an unprecedented amount of data from future residents. Experts say it's either dystopian or genius.
Neom's head of technology told ZDNet that Neom would function as the world's first "cognitive city,…
Bill Bostock
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Saudi Arabia's Neom is looking to fill 262 job vacancies. The roles show just how futuristic the megacity could be.
Recruitment is underway at Saudi Arabia's ambitious smart city, Neom — 262 vacancies have bee…
Polly Thompson
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7 quirky plans for Neom, from robot hotel clerks to swim lanes for commuters
Designs for the futuristic Neom project include the world's longest infinity pool, a mixed-reality …
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
Neom officials visited Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong to court Chinese investors and shed more li…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia will reportedly give a select group of visitors a first glimpse of Neom, showing them Sindalah — a luxury island retreat in the Red Sea
Before the Future of Investment Initiative starts next week, Mohammed bin Salman has invited some o…
Nora Redmond
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A Neom executive reportedly complained about having a meeting on a Sunday evening after 3 workers died
Saudia Arabia's futuristic megacity Neom faces new scrutiny after a WSJ report reveals racism and m…
Tom Carter
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Neom wants to build a 1,500-foot infinity pool that's almost 4 times longer than one in Dubai
The pool planned for the Treyam region of Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject will be 1,500 feet long a…
Beatrice Nolan
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Neom axed a $1.5B project to make water for the city, report says — another blow to its grand ambition
The plan was to create a plant that delivered two million cubic meters of water a day to Neom, or a…
Tom Porter
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Influencers and vloggers are showing off their lives in Saudi Arabia's Neom. It's falling flat.
Users mocked Saudi Arabia's still-developing Neom city after a vlogger showed off what it's like to…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Neom suffers another setback with delay to $10 billion transport venture
Neom's $10 billion joint venture with Danish transport company DSV has been delayed by missing regu…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia's Neom dreams collide with financial reality as budgets reportedly face big cuts
Neom is expected to get 20% less than its target funding for the year, with plans for an airline al…
Beatrice Nolan
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Neom's planners are reportedly worried people won't want to live at the bottom of a 1,640-foot horizontal skyscraper
Neom planners fear The Line's design may prove unappealing to potential residents, particularly on …
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia will 'downscale' some Vision 2030 projects like Neom amid 'challenges,' minister says
Saudi finance minister said the kingdom was pleased with Vision 2030 progress, but would "change co…
Beatrice Nolan
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Saudi Arabia's futuristic Neom project aims to embrace green flying taxis, and will have 4 airports
Saudi Arabia's Neom project has partnered with Volocopter for transportation to regions like The Li…
Pete Syme
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Saudi Arabia is desperately trying to convince everyone that Neom megaproject is going just fine
Saudi Arabia's economy minister told CNBC there was "no change in scale" for its Neom project.
Beatrice Nolan
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Energy CEO said he canceled a $100M contract with Neom when he realized the Saudis were bulldozing villages to make space
Malcolm Aw, the CEO and founder of Solar Water, told Business Insider that he became disillusioned …
Tom Porter
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Saudi Arabia is trying to build a mega-city in the desert. Now, Neom is dialing back plans for its first stage.
The authoritarian country is spending billions on international athletics, from Formula 1 to combat…
Shubhangi Goel
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Saudi Arabia announced a wild plan to build a floating, 8-sided city
Oxagon is the latest in a string of projects backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which …
Bill Bostock
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Saudi Arabia parts ways with the CEO of Neom, its new desert megacity
Neom, Saudi Arabia's ambitious megacity project, is a key part of Vision 2030 but has cut back targ…