US tech giants pledge over $40 billion in UK investments

Several major US tech companies have announced they will invest over $40 billion to expand the UK's AI infrastructure, a significant boon for the country, coinciding with a state visit from President Trump. Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday it would invest $30 billion in UK AI infrastructure and existing operations by 2028, its largest financial commitment to the country. Google (GOOG.O) said it will invest approximately $6.8 billion in AI, R&D, and related engineering in the UK over the next two years. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA.O), OpenAI, and the British company Nscale are collaborating to build AI infrastructure in the UK to meet OpenAI's computing needs. The project, called "Stargate UK," is expected to be located in northeast England and utilize tens of thousands of Nvidia's Grace Blackwell Ultra graphics processing units. Among other investments, AI cloud computing company CoreWeave plans to invest approximately $2.04 billion in AI data center capacity and operations in the UK. Salesforce announced it would invest a further $2 billion in its UK operations by 2030, while BlackRock will pour £500 million into data centers across the UK.