Labour cosies up to US tech firms with little thought of downsides

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang gives a speech in Taiwan last year. The UK has signed a multibillion-pound tech deal with the US. Photograph: Chiang Ying-ying/AP

Jensen Huang, the boss of the chipmaker Nvidia, had some advice for UK ministers last week as they signed a multibillion-pound tech deal with the US: burn more gas.

“I’ve every confidence that the UK will realise that it takes energy to grow new industries,” he said. “Sustainable power like nuclear and wind and of course all of that solar is all going to contribute. But I’m also hoping that gas turbines can also contribute.”