Alphabet Announces $6.8B AI Investment Package for the UK
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, the fourth-largest corporation in the world, has revealed plans to invest $6.8 billion in AI projects in the United Kingdom. The funding will be spread over the next two years and directed toward scientific research and infrastructure. The move is part of a broader wave of large-scale American investments being announced ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming state visit. Ruth Porat, Alphabet’s president and CIO, said that the UK offers significant opportunities in science and AI development. Porat stated that the U.S. and UK now share a “special technology partnership,” highlighting both the risks and the…