The United Kingdom and the United States struck a technology pact on Sept. 16 that would bring $42 billion in investments from U.S. tech giants into the UK’s AI infrastructure.
The deal was reached as President Donald Trump arrived in the UK for a two-day state visit, during which he is expected to meet King Charles and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The British government stated the “Tech Prosperity Deal” will boost U.S.-UK cooperation in developing AI, quantum computing, and nuclear energy.
Major U.S. tech companies—Microsoft, NVIDIA, Google, OpenAI, and CoreWeave—will invest into the UK’s AI infrastructure, including data centers and computer chips, as part of the agreement, according to a statement….