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Joe Hadden

Starmer hails Nvidia’s £2bn UK AI deal as ‘biggest-ever tech agreement’ with US

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hailed the investment (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP) - (AP)

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed AI giant Nvidia’s £2 billion investment in the UK’s AI sector as part of the “biggest-ever tech agreement” between the UK and the United States.

The US technology giant announced the package on Thursday, saying it would boost the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) start-up sector, expand computing infrastructure and provide capital to founders in hubs including London, Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester.

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