A senior police official admitted that an erroneous intelligence report about football fans was generated by Microsoft Copilot, an artificial‑intelligence tool prone to "hallucination." The mistake triggered a ban on supporters, prompting the Home Secretary to criticize the police for relying on untested AI without policy or training. Lawmakers and party leaders called for the official's resignation, highlighting concerns over the use of unreliable technology in security decisions. Read more →

Google DeepMind will open its first AI‑driven research facility in the United Kingdom, partnering with the British government to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. The lab will give British scientists priority access to DeepMind tools and focus on creating new superconductor and semiconductor materials, with downstream benefits for medical imaging, chip efficiency, clean energy and transport. The partnership also ties into a broader £5 billion plan to modernize outdated government IT, freeing civil servants from repetitive tasks and supporting education. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall hailed the deal as a catalyst for national renewal and global AI leadership. Read more →

The UK government unveiled a $130 million plan to buy artificial‑intelligence technology as part of a broader AI package aimed at strengthening the nation’s life‑science, financial, defence and creative sectors. Labour officials say the initiative will upgrade tech infrastructure, attract investment from U.S. firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic, and signal strong political backing ahead of the upcoming budget. Strategic partnerships with American groups will bring talent and infrastructure to the public sector, while a new sovereign AI fund, chaired by Balderton venture capitalist James Wise, will support startups alongside the British Business Bank. Read more →

Microsoft disclosed a £22 billion (about $30 billion) investment in the United Kingdom to expand AI infrastructure and support ongoing operations. The plan includes $15 billion in capital spending to build the nation’s largest supercomputer, featuring more than 23,000 advanced GPUs, in partnership with Nscale. The effort will also fund data‑center expansion and support the company’s 6,000 UK employees. Microsoft’s pledge dwarfs Google’s earlier £5 billion (around $6.8 billion) commitment to UK AI. British officials praised the investment as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s tech leadership. Read more →

Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI and Alphabet announced a series of multi‑billion‑dollar investments aimed at expanding AI research, development and data‑center capacity across the United Kingdom. The deals include major financial commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia, a partnership to deploy thousands of GPUs through OpenAI, and a substantial funding boost for Google DeepMind. UK officials welcomed the moves as a step toward making the country a premier AI destination, while environmental groups warned of the power and water demands of new hyperscale data centers. Read more →

Microsoft disclosed a £22 billion (about $30 billion) investment in the United Kingdom to expand AI infrastructure and support ongoing operations. The plan includes $15 billion in capital spending to build the nation’s largest supercomputer, featuring more than 23,000 advanced GPUs, in partnership with Nscale. The effort will also fund data‑center expansion and support the company’s 6,000 UK employees. Microsoft’s pledge dwarfs Google’s earlier £5 billion (around $6.8 billion) commitment to UK AI. British officials praised the investment as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s tech leadership. Read more →

Microsoft disclosed a £22 billion (about $30 billion) investment in the United Kingdom to expand AI infrastructure and support ongoing operations. The plan includes $15 billion in capital spending to build the nation’s largest supercomputer, featuring more than 23,000 advanced GPUs, in partnership with Nscale. The effort will also fund data‑center expansion and support the company’s 6,000 UK employees. Microsoft’s pledge dwarfs Google’s earlier £5 billion (around $6.8 billion) commitment to UK AI. British officials praised the investment as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s tech leadership. Read more →

Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI and Alphabet announced a series of multi‑billion‑dollar investments aimed at expanding AI research, development and data‑center capacity across the United Kingdom. The deals include major financial commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia, a partnership to deploy thousands of GPUs through OpenAI, and a substantial funding boost for Google DeepMind. UK officials welcomed the moves as a step toward making the country a premier AI destination, while environmental groups warned of the power and water demands of new hyperscale data centers. Read more →

Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI and Alphabet announced a series of multi‑billion‑dollar investments aimed at expanding AI research, development and data‑center capacity across the United Kingdom. The deals include major financial commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia, a partnership to deploy thousands of GPUs through OpenAI, and a substantial funding boost for Google DeepMind. UK officials welcomed the moves as a step toward making the country a premier AI destination, while environmental groups warned of the power and water demands of new hyperscale data centers. Read more →

Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI and Alphabet announced a series of multi‑billion‑dollar investments aimed at expanding AI research, development and data‑center capacity across the United Kingdom. The deals include major financial commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia, a partnership to deploy thousands of GPUs through OpenAI, and a substantial funding boost for Google DeepMind. UK officials welcomed the moves as a step toward making the country a premier AI destination, while environmental groups warned of the power and water demands of new hyperscale data centers. Read more →

Microsoft disclosed a £22 billion (about $30 billion) investment in the United Kingdom to expand AI infrastructure and support ongoing operations. The plan includes $15 billion in capital spending to build the nation’s largest supercomputer, featuring more than 23,000 advanced GPUs, in partnership with Nscale. The effort will also fund data‑center expansion and support the company’s 6,000 UK employees. Microsoft’s pledge dwarfs Google’s earlier £5 billion (around $6.8 billion) commitment to UK AI. British officials praised the investment as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s tech leadership. Read more →

Microsoft disclosed a £22 billion (about $30 billion) investment in the United Kingdom to expand AI infrastructure and support ongoing operations. The plan includes $15 billion in capital spending to build the nation’s largest supercomputer, featuring more than 23,000 advanced GPUs, in partnership with Nscale. The effort will also fund data‑center expansion and support the company’s 6,000 UK employees. Microsoft’s pledge dwarfs Google’s earlier £5 billion (around $6.8 billion) commitment to UK AI. British officials praised the investment as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s tech leadership. Read more →

Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI and Alphabet announced a series of multi‑billion‑dollar investments aimed at expanding AI research, development and data‑center capacity across the United Kingdom. The deals include major financial commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia, a partnership to deploy thousands of GPUs through OpenAI, and a substantial funding boost for Google DeepMind. UK officials welcomed the moves as a step toward making the country a premier AI destination, while environmental groups warned of the power and water demands of new hyperscale data centers. Read more →

The UK government has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to expand AI security research collaborations and explore investing in UK AI infrastructure. The partnership aims to find new ways for taxpayer-funded services to use AI. Read more →