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U.S. tech giants including Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm have signed major AI deals with Saudi Arabia's new startup Humain, backed by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund. The agreements coincide with former President Donald Trump securing $600 billion in investment commitments during his Middle East tour.

Nvidia and other AI stocks climbed Wednesday, extending Tuesday's gains as Saudi partnerships stoked excitement for future deals.

Newly launched Saudi Arabian AI venture Humain plans to deploy 500MW of data center compute over the next five years featuring AMD hardware. Together, sovereign-backed Humain and AMD will invest $10 billion in the joint effort, which will see facilities built in both Saudi Arabia and the US.

AMD said on Wednesday that its board of directors approved $6 billion in share buybacks. The stock climbed 8%. The authorization is in addition to $4 billion in existing approved share repurchases, the company said.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is surging, heading for its sixth-straight win after the chipmaker announced a share buyback and deal with Saudi Arabia

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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) just scored a huge win with a $10 billion, multi-year deal to power Saudi Arabia's new HUMAIN AI hub with 500 megawatts of its chips and accelerators. Investors cheered,