Microsoft, Nvidia pour billions into UK data center buildout

The U.S. tech giants are joining the largest AI infrastructure rollout in the country’s history, Nvidia said Tuesday.

Dive Brief:

• Nvidia and Microsoft plan to pour billions of dollars in a multifaceted plan to build out AI infrastructure in the U.K., the two companies said Tuesday. The U.S.-based tech giants will partner with U.K.-based hyperscaler Nscale to develop a supercomputer facility in the London suburb of Loughton, according to Nvidia’s announcement.
• Microsoft will pour $30 billion into the U.K. initiative through 2028, marking its largest financial commitment in the country, the company said in a separate announcement. Roughly half of the investment will fund capital expenditures in U.K. cloud and AI infrastructure buildouts. The remaining $15 billion will support AI research, model development and other projects, Microsoft said.
• Nvidia committed 11 billion pounds ($15 billion) to the deployment of 120 ...