"This will account for more than two-thirds of the tech sector's total investment announcements in the UK that are being made this week,"
"We're focused on British pounds, not empty tech promises, because it's easy to have big numbers, but we'll be good for every cent of this investment."
"This investment will enable us to build the country's largest supercomputer - with more than 23,000 advanced GPUs - in partnership with Nscale,"
"We're not just investing in the UK, we're investing with partners in the UK. It includes the data centers we have today and an expansion of them."
Microsoft will invest £22 billion (about $30 billion) in the UK between 2025 and 2028, including $15 billion in capital expenditures to build a supercomputer. The supercomputer will include more than 23,000 advanced GPUs and will be built in partnership with Nscale. The investment covers existing data centers and planned expansions. Microsoft frames the commitment as focused on British pounds and promises careful execution of the funds. The investment is significantly larger than a separate £5 billion announcement by Google and coincides with high‑profile political timing and improved relations after earlier regulatory tensions over the Activision Blizzard deal.
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