Fri, 19 Sep 2025

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 Faisal Islam: Will the US tech bromance turn around the UK economy?

In the week the UK hosted Donald Trump for a second state visit, the country also rolled out the red carpet for US tech firms.

*Investments from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google are part of a "tech bromance" that aims to make Britain an AI superpower
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*Nvidia's Jensen Huang said the UK will be an AI superpower, while Microsoft's Satya Nadella described AI as a general-purpose technology like electricity or the internet
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*Google's £5bn investment in infrastructure and DeepMind is part of a broader effort to make AI more accessible and widespread
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*Former Deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg warned that Britain is "clinging on to the coattails of Uncle Sam" and importing all its technology, while exporting good people and ideas
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*The UK government has mirrored some of the US administration's moves on AI, including scrapping Biden-era safety initiatives in favor of a more forward-leaning approach
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