US tech giants pledge $42 billion in UK investment as Trump tours Blighty

America and the UK have announced a $42 billion (£31 billion) trade pact, funded by Microsoft, Google, and others, that predicts bit barns will spring up over Britain's green and pleasant Land. But there's a lot more than money involved.

The Brits are billing the Tech Prosperity Deal as a "historic" event in transatlantic trade cooperation. Besides infrastructure spending, the two nations will set up technology sharing agreements in the fields of AI, quantum computing, and nuclear research, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

"This Tech Prosperity Deal marks a generational step change in our relationship with the US, shaping the futures of millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic," he said in a statement.

"By teaming-up with world-class companies from both the UK and US, we’re laying the foundations for a future where together we are world leaders in the technology of tomorrow, creating ...