US groups including Microsoft, Nvidia, Google and OpenAI have pledged to invest billions of pounds in the UK, as Sir Keir Starmer hailed a tech alliance with Donald Trump before he landed in the UK for his state visit last night.
The largest commitment is from Microsoft, which plans to invest $30bn in artificial intelligence in the four years to 2028, about half of which will go towards cloud and AI infrastructure in Britain. That includes backing construction of the UK’s largest supercomputer with 23,000 AI chips, agreeing a long-term leasing contract with London-based data centre company Nscale.
Starmer said yesterday that the tech deal with Trump marked a “decisive step towards the UK becoming a world leader in AI”.
UK officials have likened increased London-Washington co-operation in areas such as AI, quantum computing and nuclear energy as the start of a new “special relationship”, akin to traditional ties in defence and security.
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