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The Saudi government has begun awarding contracts for the massive USD 500 bn Neom city (aka Tomorrowland, aka DesertWorld). It\u2019s commencing the development not with anything to accommodate the thousands of robot inhabitants, but with five Saudi royal palaces (typical Saudi), sources tell Reuters. 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