geographyofasia
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Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Pivot From Big Oil to Big Tech
The country of Saudi Arabia has scrounged up several billion dollars in investments from major tech companies, which are interested in building cloud computing centres in the region.
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Hong Kong Pressures Google to Censor Protest Anthem in Searches
Google is facing backlash from Hong Kong officials and legislators for a pro-democracy song that has shown up at the top of a search for the China’s national anthem. The song, Glory to Hong Kong, is among the top results, prompting the pro-Beijing legislative council and Hong Kong’s chief secretary to criticise Google’s parent company…
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Saudi Arabia Breaks Ground on Massive Sci-Fi Megacity
The future starts now? Drone footage shows construction beginning on Saudi Arabia’s sci-fi megacity called The Line — a city planned to be 170 kilometres long that people can live and work in without ever leaving.
