Bytes: Week in Review - Saudi Arabia bets billions on AI
May 16, 2025•10 min
Episode description
President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East has prompted a flurry of AI deals worth billions. We'll get into the details on today's “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
Stateside, the Trump administration has rolled back a Biden-era “AI Diffusion” rule. Companies involved in the semiconductor supply chain were critical of the rule, though it's still not entirely clear how Trump plans to revamp the regulation.
Plus, what some might call the most obvious rebrand: Warner Bros brings back the "HBO" to its Max streaming platform.
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Natasha Mascarenhas, reporter at The Information, to discuss all of this and more.
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