Ryan Mac 🙃
Pretty incredible that Jeff Bezos' Amazon announced a "$5 billion-plus" partnership w/ a Saudi AI co launched by Mohammed Bin Salman and sent CEO Andy Jassy to meet with him less than 7 years after MBS murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for Bezos' Washington Post. techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...

AWS enters into 'strategic par...
AWS enters into 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain | TechCrunch

Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.

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May 14, 2025 at 10:22pmWeb
Show threadRyan Mac 🙃May 14, 2025
And after Bezos spoke at a 2019 memorial service for Khashoggi and spoke directly to his widow, as she cried: "You need to know you are in our hearts." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zAb...

Jeff Bezos speaks at murdered ...
Jeff Bezos speaks at murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's memorial

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Show threadRyan Mac 🙃May 14, 2025
And, let's not forget, after Bezos and his team openly accused the Saudis and MBS of hacking his phone and revealing the billionaire's extramarital relationship. www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-bezos-i...

Bezos Investigation Finds the ...
Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data

The National Enquirer’s lawyer tried to get me to say there was no hacking.

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Show threadRyan Mac 🙃May 14, 2025
It's telling that Amazon's own announcement of the partnership makes no mention of Mohammed bin Salman by name, nor of CEO Andy Jassy's visit to the country. www.aboutamazon.com/news/company...

AWS and HUMAIN announce a more...
AWS and HUMAIN announce a more than $5B investment to accelerate AI adoption in Saudi Arabia and globally

The joint investment in AI infrastructure, AWS services, and AI training and talent development will advance Saudi Arabia’s mission to be a global leader in AI.

Show threadRyan Mac 🙃May 21, 2025
I am now an assignment editor bsky.app/profile/stat...

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Status (@status.news)

Jeff Bezos once mourned Jamal Khashoggi in public—now the Amazon billionaire is making billion-dollar deals with his executioner, which reveals more about his values than any vigil ever could. More in Status: https://www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos-jamal-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-ai-deal

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Show threadPohl LongsineMay 15, 2025
@rmac.bsky.social it’s time to let bonesaws be bygones.
Show threadAmoshiasMay 14, 2025
@rmac.bsky.social why is this incredible?
Show threadrexiMay 15, 2025

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they're parking the f*ing #AIfarms directly on top of #oilfields; like some diabolical comic-book #climatevillains, imho

Show threadlord pthenq1May 15, 2025

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Money speaks...

Show thread🄯 CarlOSMay 15, 2025
https://open.spotify.com/track/1UMWJwyhTCjRmtwTxTDT21
Money Talks

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Show threadOtownKimMay 15, 2025
@rmac.bsky.social I guess he needs more money 🤬
Show threaddevoirMay 15, 2025
@rmac.bsky.social wow yeah who needs a soul
Show threadMᴀʀᴋ VᴀɴᴅᴇWᴇᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢMay 15, 2025
@rmac.bsky.social I wonder if one can become a billionaire and still maintain some degree of humanity. I mean, my brain tells me not to engage in business with murderers, no matter how much money I could make off them.