The Saudi government has begun awarding contracts for the massive USD 500 bn Neom city (aka Tomorrowland, aka DesertWorld). It’s commencing the development not with anything to accommodate the thousands of robot inhabitants, but with five Saudi royal palaces (typical Saudi), sources tell Reuters. Saudi Binladin Group, the country's largest construction firm, was reportedly commissioned to build one of the palaces.
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