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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Technology

UK sets out $1.5 billion AI hardware plan with supercomputer, chip funding

Britain set out a new £1.1 billion ($1.47 ​billion) plan on Monday ​to build domestic AI computing capacity, including ​a new national supercomputer and funding to back homegrown chip firms.

The strategy builds on a £400 million commitment announced by Prime ‌Minister Keir ⁠Starmer at ⁠London Tech Week earlier on Monday for specialist AI chip ​purchases, part of a wider effort to strengthen the country's ​sovereign computing capability.

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