Paradromics Inc., a brain implant rival to Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp., is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s Neom to develop brain-computer interface therapies in the Middle East and North Africa.

The decision came in a lawsuit filed by 14 states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, challenging DOGE’s authority to access sensitive government data.

United States President Donald Trump has proposed using some of the savings from tech billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting drive to give Americans cash and pay down government debt. Speaking at an investment summit hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in Miami Beach,

"The numbers are incredible," Trump said Wednesday at a Miami conference backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

According to Forbes, the British Royal family is estimated to be worth around £69 billion ($88 billion) - but their wealth pales in comparison to the world's richest family.

Traffic in Miami Beach on Wednesday was gridlocked for the entire afternoon in anticipation of the presidential motorcade, as Donald Trump arrived to speak for more than an hour at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority conference – a smaller spin-off of Saudi Arabia’s so-called Davos in the Desert.

President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Trump Organization and Trump golf courses have business connections to the Saudis.

Trump administration in Saudi Arabia ahead of Russia talks as president rants about reciprocal tariffs again: Live - Planned discussions between the U.S. and Russia have led to a scramble among Ukrain

Their assets include grand palaces, private jets, extravagant yachts, and an extensive collection of valuable artwork

The layoffs are part of a cost-cutting drive, driven by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), that aims to drastically cut the federal workforce to reduce government costs and to weed out waste.