Ex-Twitter employee sentenced over spying for Saudi ArabiaAhmad Abouammo was sentenced Wednesday to three-and-a-half years in prison.By W. Shanklin, 12.15.2022
Former Twitter worker convicted of helping Saudi Arabia spy on dissidentsAhmad Abouammo allegedly helped the kingdom track critics.By J. Fingas, 08.10.2022
This is what Saudi Arabia's 100-mile long emission-free smart city could look likeThe Line is part of Saudi's controversial Neom mega-city project.By M. Moon, 07.26.2022
Lucid will sell up to 100,000 EVs to the Saudi governmentSaudi Arabia's public wealth fund is one of its biggest investors. By S. Dent, 04.27.2022
Saudi Arabia won't reach net zero emissions until 2060The oil exporter is improving, but it's still behind other countries.By J. Fingas, 10.23.2021
Extreme E's first qualifying round ends with Nico Rosberg's team out frontThere's another round ahead, as well as fan voting to determine who starts where.By R. Lawler, 04.03.2021
Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-TwoThe country's sovereign wealth fund invested more than $3.3 billion in gaming at the end of 2020.By I. Bonifacic, 02.18.2021
Saudi Arabia is planning a 100-mile line of car-free smart communitiesConstruction is supposed to start this quarter.By N. Summers, 01.11.2021
Twitter suspends 1,600 accounts linked to state disinformation networksIt blocked accounts allegedly run by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Thailand.By K. Holt, 10.08.2020
Riot ends Saudi Arabian esports deal following backlash"We moved too quickly to cement this partnership and caused rifts in the very community we seek to grow."By N. Summers, 07.30.2020
Saudi Arabia may be spying on its citizens via US mobile networksIts telecoms are requesting suspicious amounts of data from US mobile carriers.By C. Fisher, 03.30.2020
Engadget Podcast: Sonos and the inevitable death of connected gadgetsAlso, we dive into the wild Saudi Arabia/Jeff Bezos hack.By D. Hardawar, 01.24.2020
UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi hacking of Jeff BezosIt's stepping up pressure on US authorities.By J. Fingas, 01.22.2020
Guardian: Saudi prince’s account used to hack Jeff Bezos via WhatsAppPersonal data stored on the Amazon CEO's phone was breached in May 2018.By C. Velazco, 01.21.2020
Twitter shares data for 5,929 accounts that spread Saudi Arabian propagandaIt has banned over 88,000 accounts linked to the behavior.By J. Fingas, 12.20.2019
Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi ArabiaThey reportedly used inside access to help the Saudis track dissent.By J. Fingas, 11.06.2019
Twitter bans thousands of state-backed accounts spreading misinformationAnd Facebook took down 100 accounts with ties to Spain's Partido Popular.By C. Fisher, 09.20.2019
Twitter bots pushed 'Russiagate hoax' following the Mueller reportTwitter still has a challenge fighting automated propaganda on its platform.By J. Fingas, 04.23.2019
Uber lets female drivers only drive other women in Saudi ArabiaAn Uber study showed that 74 percent of Saudi women drivers were only interested in driving women.By S. Shah, 04.17.2019
MIT suspends its research partnerships with Huawei and ZTEIt cites federal investigations linked to alleged Iranian sanction violations.By K. Holt, 04.04.2019