Tech pours money into U.K. AI as Trump visits

U.S. tech companies are rolling out investments into U.K. AI infrastructure as President Trump kicks off his state visit to London.Why it matters: The Trump administration wants allies to make American tech the backbone of their AI infrastructure — and these deals could lock in that path for the U.K.Driving the news: Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday will sign a tech partnership focused on AI and quantum computing, as well as a deal to increase the sources of low-cost electricity needed for AI. Nvidia's Jensen Huang, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Microsoft's Satya Nadella are joining the president during his state visit, per people familiar.The deals announced include:Microsoft is investing $30 billion from 2025 through 2028. That includes $15 billion in capital expenditures to build out the U.K.'s cloud and AI infrastructure, as well as plans for the country's largest supercomputer in partnership with Nscale.Nvidia, OpenAI and Nscale are joining forces for a data center infrastructure project dubbed "Stargate UK." Nvidia is also making investments into quantum computing and upskilling workers in the AI robotics space.Separately, CoreWeave is investing $2 billion in the U.K., partnering with Nvidia and data center operator DataVita in Scotland to deploy Nvidia's most advanced chips.The bottom line: The White House gets to claim the investments as Trump's AI victories, while these companies are able to make major inroads into the U.K. market.Sign up for Axios AI+ Government, our new Friday newsletter focusing on how governments encourage, regulate and use AI.

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