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\"capacity for up to 100 people\" ; https://www.hpcwire.com/aiwire/2026/06/15/cohere-triples-uk-footprint-with-new-london-office/ (trade) — \"Cohere is expanding its UK presence with a move to 100 New Oxford Street\"", "source_urls": [ "https://cohere.com/blog/cohere-triples-uk-footprint-with-new-london-office-to-support-r-and-d-growth", "https://www.hpcwire.com/aiwire/2026/06/15/cohere-triples-uk-footprint-with-new-london-office/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-BIG-040", "date_text": "2026-06-15", "date_sort": "2026-06-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2040", "date": "2026-06-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "AMD (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-INV-058", "counterparty": null, "amount": 2000000000, "amount_text": "2,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to £2bn over five years for AI innovation and research in the UK.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"AMD commits up to £2 billion of investment over five years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-12", "date_sort": "2026-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2bn", "gbp_txt": "£2bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2041", "date": "2026-06-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Nebius (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": "Ark (Longcross Park)", "amount": 1700000000, "amount_text": "1,700,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "About £1.7bn to build UK capacity, with a London commercial and AI R&D hub and three new NVIDIA deployments.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"investing approximately £1.7 billion to build out capacity in the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-12", "date_sort": "2026-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1700000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.70bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.70bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2042", "date": "2026-06-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "General Intuition (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2013", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London King's Cross office opened; 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70 jobs projected across London, Manchester and the UK by 2028.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"This investment is projected to create 70 jobs across London, Manchester and the wider UK by 2028\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-12", "date_sort": "2026-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2026", "date": "2026-06-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "AMD (UK investment)", "company_id": "BIZ-INV-058", "counterparty": "UK Government", "amount": 2000000000, "amount_text": "2,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to £2bn over five years for AI innovation and research in the UK.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"up to £2 billion of investment over five years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-12", "date_sort": "2026-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2bn", "gbp_txt": "£2bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-4019", "date": "2026-06-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "AMD (UK) — see BIZ-INV-058 AMD (as investor)", "company_id": "BIZ-INV-058", "counterparty": "AMD", "amount": 2000000000, "amount_text": "2000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "At London Tech Week 2026 AMD committed up to £2bn over five years for AI work in the UK. Buys or funds: \"up to £2 billion of investment over five years\"; GOV.UK does not say whether it covers compute or data centres.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"AMD commits up to £2 billion of investment over five years to Accelerate AI Innovation and Research\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-12", "date_sort": "2026-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2bn", "gbp_txt": "£2bn", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-039", "date": "2026-06-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Nebius (UK) (BIZ-BIG-021)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1700000000, "amount_text": "1700000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "About £1.7bn for three further UK deployments, 65 MW by 2027", "sources_text": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai — \"approximately £1.7 billion\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-08", "date_sort": "2026-06-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1700000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.70bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.70bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2046", "date": "2026-06-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "n8n (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2015", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to 200 skilled UK jobs over three years.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-with-tech-companies-trade-unions-and-industry-leaders-to-boost-ai-adoption-and-equip-workers-with-ai-skills — \"German AI unicorn n8n will expand its investment into the UK by delivering up to 200 high-skilled jobs\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"by delivering up to 200 high-skilled jobs over the next three years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-with-tech-companies-trade-unions-and-industry-leaders-to-boost-ai-adoption-and-equip-workers-with-ai-skills", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-08", "date_sort": "2026-06-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2047", "date": "2026-06-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Reflection AI (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2016", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Plans to hire more than 100 UK staff within 12 months.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-with-tech-companies-trade-unions-and-industry-leaders-to-boost-ai-adoption-and-equip-workers-with-ai-skills — \"is expanding its UK footprint with plans to hire more than 100 highly-skilled employees within the next 12 months\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"is expanding its UK footprint with plans to hire more than 100 highly skilled employees within the next 12 months\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-with-tech-companies-trade-unions-and-industry-leaders-to-boost-ai-adoption-and-equip-workers-with-ai-skills", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-08", "date_sort": "2026-06-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2048", "date": "2026-06-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Playground Global", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "British Business Bank", "amount": 150000000, "amount_text": "150,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Silicon Valley investor opens its first office outside the US, in the UK, with a fund backed by up to £150m from the British Business Bank for UK AI hardware firms.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-decisive-shift-to-power-british-ai-new-11-billion-plan-to-back-chip-firms-boost-computing-power-and-skills-for-the-ai-revolution — \"Playground Global will also open its first office outside the US in the UK\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"launching a new fund backed by up to £150 million from the British Business Bank\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-decisive-shift-to-power-british-ai-new-11-billion-plan-to-back-chip-firms-boost-computing-power-and-skills-for-the-ai-revolution", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-08", "date_sort": "2026-06-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 150000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£150m", "gbp_txt": "£150m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-3032", "date": "2026-06-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "capacity_contract", "company_text": "Nebius (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": "Revolut", "amount": null, "amount_text": "not disclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Revolut was named as a UK customer of Nebius as Nebius announced £1.7bn of UK capacity. Buys or funds: Use of Nebius's UK AI capacity.", "sources_text": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai — \"Combined, the deployments will reach 65 MW when fully ramped up in 2027.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-08", "date_sort": "2026-06-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "not disclosed", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "not disclosed", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-038", "date": "2026-04-13", "year": "2026", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "OpenAI (UK) (BIZ-BIG-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-001", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First permanent London office, 88,500 sq ft at King's Cross, due 2027 (trade report)", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/13/openai-to-move-to-first-permanent-london-office-with-capacity-to-more-than-double-headcount/ — \"88,500-square-foot space\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/04/13/openai-to-move-to-first-permanent-london-office-with-capacity-to-more-than-double-headcount/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-13", "date_sort": "2026-04-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-037", "date": "2026-04-09", "year": "2026", "kind": "pause", "company_text": "Stargate UK (BIZ-BIG-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-002", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenAI puts Stargate UK on hold over energy costs and regulation", "sources_text": "https://www.cityam.com/openai-pauses-stargate-uk-project-over-energy-costs-and-regulation/ — \"has been put on hold as it reassesses the conditions needed for long-term investment.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.cityam.com/openai-pauses-stargate-uk-project-over-energy-costs-and-regulation/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-09", "date_sort": "2026-04-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-X-029", "date": "2026-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Anthropic UK (biz-anthropic-uk)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-004", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Anthropic announced plans for a new London office for up to 800 staff; it had more than 200 staff in London at the time. The CNBC report (URL dated 16 April 2026) would not open, and no Anthropic release was found.", "sources_text": "https://www.cdomagazine.tech/aiml/anthropic-expands-london-presence-with-new-office-for-800-employees (CDO Magazine, updated 30 April 2026) — \"Anthropic is expanding its footprint in London with plans for a new office space that can accommodate up to 800 employees\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.cdomagazine.tech/aiml/anthropic-expands-london-presence-with-new-office-for-800-employees" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04 (day not confirmed)", "date_sort": "2026-04-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-036", "date": "2026-03-31", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Databricks (UK) (BIZ-BIG-036)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-036", "counterparty": null, "amount": 850000000, "amount_text": "850000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "More than $850m UK investment over three years; new Fitzrovia headquarters", "sources_text": "https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-announces-850m-uk-investment-accelerate-enterprise-data — \"more than $850 million USD\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-announces-850m-uk-investment-accelerate-enterprise-data" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-31", "date_sort": "2026-03-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 644525326, "fx_rate": 1.3188, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3188 per £ on 2026-03-31", "fx_date": "2026-03-31", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$850m", "gbp_txt": "£644.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-035", "date": "2026-03-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Faculty (BIZ-BIG-030)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-030", "counterparty": "Accenture", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Acquisition completed; 400+ staff join Accenture", "sources_text": "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-completes-acquisition-of-faculty — \"Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of Faculty\"", "source_urls": [ "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-completes-acquisition-of-faculty" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-16", "date_sort": "2026-03-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-034", "date": "2026-01-27", "year": "2026", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Anthropic (UK) (BIZ-BIG-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-005", "counterparty": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Government Digital Service", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Selected to help build an AI assistant for GOV.UK", "sources_text": "https://www.anthropic.com/news/gov-UK-partnership — \"Anthropic has been selected by the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.anthropic.com/news/gov-UK-partnership" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-27", "date_sort": "2026-01-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2039", "date": "2026-01-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Dell Technologies (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2032", "counterparty": "University of Cambridge; AMD", "amount": 36000000, "amount_text": "36,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Government funding of £36m to raise Cambridge's Dawn AI supercomputing capacity sixfold by spring 2026, using Dell servers and AMD MI355X GPUs (contract value not published).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cambridge-supercomputer-set-to-get-6-times-more-powerful-as-government-backs-british-ai-innovation — \"By integrating Dell PowerEdge servers with AMD’s latest MI355X accelerators into the DAWN supercomputer\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cambridge-supercomputer-set-to-get-6-times-more-powerful-as-government-backs-british-ai-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-26", "date_sort": "2026-01-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 36000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£36m", "gbp_txt": "£36m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-033", "date": "2026-01-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Faculty (BIZ-BIG-030)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-030", "counterparty": "Accenture", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Accenture agrees to buy Faculty; terms not disclosed", "sources_text": "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities — \"Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Faculty\"", "source_urls": [ "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-06", "date_sort": "2026-01-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-X-026", "date": "2026-01-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Faculty (biz-faculty)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-030", "counterparty": "Accenture", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Accenture agreed to buy Faculty, a London AI company with over 400 AI staff; terms not disclosed. Completed 16 March 2026.", "sources_text": "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities — \"Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Faculty\" ; https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-completes-acquisition-of-faculty — \"Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of Faculty, a leading UK‑based AI company\" ; https://sifted.eu/articles/accenture-faculty-ai-deal-uk (trade) — \"Accenture is set to acquire London-based startup Faculty AI for an undisclosed sum\"", "source_urls": [ "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities", "https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-completes-acquisition-of-faculty", "https://sifted.eu/articles/accenture-faculty-ai-deal-uk" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-BIG-033", "date_text": "2026-01-06", "date_sort": "2026-01-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-032", "date": "2025-12-18", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Qualcomm (UK) — Alphawave Semi (BIZ-BIG-031)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-031", "counterparty": "Qualcomm Incorporated", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Acquisition of Alphawave IP Group plc completed", "sources_text": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251218292351/en — \"has completed its acquisition of Alphawave IP Group plc (AWE.L),\"; https://investor.qualcomm.com/update-details/update-details-offer/ — \"Announcement regarding the Scheme becoming Effective (18 December 2025)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251218292351/en", "https://investor.qualcomm.com/update-details/update-details-offer/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-12-18", "date_sort": "2025-12-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-9003", "date": "2025-12-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Anduril UK", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-041", "counterparty": "GKN Aerospace; Archer", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Teaming agreement with GKN Aerospace (Cowes, Isle of Wight) and Archer to bid for the MoD's Project NYX, supporting 100+ UK engineering jobs. (Big tech file line 108; no source link given.)", "sources_text": "Alex's Big tech file, line 108", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-12-09 (9–10 December 2025)", "date_sort": "2025-12-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "bigtech_r1": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-9001", "date": "2025-12", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Palantir–Ministry of Defence strategic partnership", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-017", "counterparty": "Ministry of Defence", "amount": 240000000, "amount_text": "£240m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "MoD contract to scale Palantir's Foundry and AIP across UK military command and intelligence work; debated in the Commons on 10 February 2026. (Big tech file line 105; no source link given.)", "sources_text": "Alex's Big tech file, line 105", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-12 (December 2025, day not given)", "date_sort": "2025-12-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 240000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£240m", "gbp_txt": "£240m", "show": true, "bigtech_r1": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-030", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Perplexity (UK) (BIZ-BIG-028)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-028", "counterparty": null, "amount": 80000000, "amount_text": "80000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London office expansion, 100 jobs", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"Perplexity AI are investing £80 million to expand their offices in London, creating 100 jobs\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 80000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£80m", "gbp_txt": "£80m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-031", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Cursor (UK) (BIZ-BIG-038)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-038", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London office as European headquarters (announced)", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"Cursor is opening its London office as its European headquarters\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-041", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Groq UK data centre (BIZ-BIG-046)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-046", "counterparty": null, "amount": 100000000, "amount_text": "100000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First UK data centre, in London, backed by around £100m; Groq said on 16 Feb 2026 it had launched a UK data centre with Equinix", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"backed by around\" \"£100 million\"; https://groq.com/blog/groqcloud-expanding-to-meet-demand — \"Groq recently launched a new data center in the United Kingdom, in partnership with Equinix.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation", "https://groq.com/blog/groqcloud-expanding-to-meet-demand" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 100000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£100m", "gbp_txt": "£100m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2032", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Groq (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-039", "counterparty": null, "amount": 100000000, "amount_text": "100,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First UK data centre, in London, backed by around £100m.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"will be opening its first UK data centre in London this year, backed by around £100 million.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 100000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£100m", "gbp_txt": "£100m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2033", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Perplexity (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-028", "counterparty": null, "amount": 80000000, "amount_text": "80,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£80m to expand London offices, creating 100 jobs.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"investing £80 million to expand their offices in London, creating 100 jobs.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 80000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£80m", "gbp_txt": "£80m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2034", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Cursor (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-038", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London office to be Cursor's European headquarters.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"opening its London office as its European headquarters.\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"AI coding startup Cursor announced plans to open its European headquarters in London.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2036", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Zoom", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 24000000, "amount_text": "24,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "New UK data centre to open in 2026, backed by £24m over three years.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"open a new UK data centre in 2026 backed by £24 million investment over the next 3 years.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 24000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£24m", "gbp_txt": "£24m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-9005", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Cerebras (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-040", "counterparty": "EPCC, University of Edinburgh", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Deeper UK investment and an expanded wafer-scale AI supercomputing partnership with EPCC at the University of Edinburgh (amount not given). (Big tech file line 126; no source link given.)", "sources_text": "Alex's Big tech file, line 126", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "bigtech_r1": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-15005", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Graphcore AI development lab, Bristol", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2023", "counterparty": "SoftBank (owner of Graphcore)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Graphcore and SoftBank renew UK backing with a new Bristol AI development lab (Kind as written: uk_office_opening (nearest kind: a new lab announced).) For: New AI development lab in Bristol, expected to double headcount to 750 jobs.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation — \"Graphcore and SoftBank renew their backing for the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-3030", "date": "2025-11-06", "year": "2025", "kind": "site_opening", "company_text": "Nebius (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Nebius AI Cloud went live in the UK. Buys or funds: First UK NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra cluster, in a facility in the London area (see BIZ-CLD-2051).", "sources_text": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai — \"Nebius launched its first UK deployment of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra infrastructure in November 2025.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-06", "date_sort": "2025-11-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-3031", "date": "2025-11-06", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Nebius (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": "Basecamp Research (BIZ-LAB-010); Prima Mente (BIZ-LAB-017)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "not disclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Basecamp Research and Prima Mente were named as first partners on Nebius's UK cluster. Buys or funds: Compute on Nebius's UK Blackwell Ultra cluster.", "sources_text": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-ai-cloud-arrives-in-uk-with-one-of-the-country-s-first-advanced-nvidia-ai-infrastructure-deployments — \"demonstrating workload performance to within 95% of NVIDIA’s reference architecture\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-ai-cloud-arrives-in-uk-with-one-of-the-country-s-first-advanced-nvidia-ai-infrastructure-deployments" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-06", "date_sort": "2025-11-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "not disclosed", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "not disclosed", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-027", "date": "2025-09-18", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Palantir Technologies UK (BIZ-BIG-016)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-016", "counterparty": "Ministry of Defence", "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to £1.5bn UK defence investment, up to 350 jobs, London European defence base", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-partnership-to-unlock-billions-and-boost-military-ai-and-innovation — \"Palantir has also announced plans for London to become the base for Palantir's European defence business.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-partnership-to-unlock-billions-and-boost-military-ai-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-18", "date_sort": "2025-09-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-028", "date": "2025-09-18", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Palantir–MoD partnership (BIZ-BIG-017)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-017", "counterparty": "Ministry of Defence", "amount": 750000000, "amount_text": "750000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Strategic partnership worth up to £750m over five years", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-partnership-to-unlock-billions-and-boost-military-ai-and-innovation — \"could be worth up to £750 million over the next five years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-partnership-to-unlock-billions-and-boost-military-ai-and-innovation" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-18", "date_sort": "2025-09-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 750000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750m", "gbp_txt": "£750m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-029", "date": "2025-09-18", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "NVIDIA £2bn UK start-up investment (BIZ-BIG-015)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-015", "counterparty": "Accel; Air Street Capital; Balderton Capital; Hoxton Ventures; Phoenix Court", "amount": 2000000000, "amount_text": "2000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£2bn for UK AI start-ups", "sources_text": "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-investment-in-the-united-kingdom-ai-startup-ecosystem — \"an investment of £2 billion in the U.K. market.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-investment-in-the-united-kingdom-ai-startup-ecosystem" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-18", "date_sort": "2025-09-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2bn", "gbp_txt": "£2bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-026", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Scale AI (UK) (BIZ-BIG-027)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-027", "counterparty": null, "amount": 39000000, "amount_text": "39000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK investment over two years", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Scale AI will invest £39 million in the UK over the next two years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 39000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£39m", "gbp_txt": "£39m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2023", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Palantir Technologies UK", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-016", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1,500,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to £1.5bn and up to 350 new jobs in UK defence work.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Palantir to invest up to £1.5 billion to help make the UK a defence innovation leader\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2030", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Blackstone", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 100000000000, "amount_text": "100,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "More than £100bn of UK assets over a decade, including the £10bn Blyth data centre.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Blackstone is aiming to invest in excess of £100 billion of assets in the UK over the next decade.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 100000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£100bn", "gbp_txt": "£100bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2031", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Saronic", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": "25,000,000–50,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "US defence technology firm plans £25–50m over 3–5 years, with London offices and a Portsmouth production facility.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Saronic, US-based defense technology company is expanding its operations into the UK and plans to invest £25–50 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "25,000,000–50,000,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "25,000,000–50,000,000 GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2008", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": "DataVita (partner, Scotland)", "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AI data-centre capacity and operations in the UK, including work with DataVita in Scotland.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"investing £1.5 billion in AI data centre capacity and operations in the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-021", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Microsoft (UK) (BIZ-BIG-009)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-009", "counterparty": null, "amount": 30000000000, "amount_text": "30000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK AI infrastructure and operations 2025 to 2028 (£22bn), incl. Nscale supercomputer", "sources_text": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/09/16/microsoft-30-billion-uk-ai-future/ — \"$30 billion investment we will make in AI infrastructure and ongoing operations across the United Kingdom\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"with a $30 billion (£22 billion) investment\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/09/16/microsoft-30-billion-uk-ai-future/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 21966756974, "fx_rate": 1.3657, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3657 per £ on 2025-09-16", "fx_date": "2025-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$30bn", "gbp_txt": "£21.97bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-022", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Google (UK) (BIZ-BIG-011)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-011", "counterparty": null, "amount": 5000000000, "amount_text": "5000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Two-year UK investment incl. Waltham Cross data centre and Google DeepMind", "sources_text": "https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/waltham-cross-data-centre/ — \"£5 billion investment including capital expenditure, research and development\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"as part of a new £5 billion investment in the UK.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/waltham-cross-data-centre/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 5000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5bn", "gbp_txt": "£5bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-023", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK) (BIZ-BIG-023)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": "DataVita", "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AI data-centre capacity and operations in the UK, incl. DataVita in Scotland", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"CoreWeave will be investing £1.5 billion in AI (artificial intelligence) data centre capacity and operations in the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-024", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Salesforce (UK) (BIZ-BIG-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-026", "counterparty": null, "amount": 2000000000, "amount_text": "2000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Additional UK investment through 2030, total $6bn", "sources_text": "https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/09/16/united-kingdom-investment-announcement/ — \"plans to invest $6 billion in its UK business through 2030\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"an additional $2 billion (£1.4 billion)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/09/16/united-kingdom-investment-announcement/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1464450465, "fx_rate": 1.3657, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3657 per £ on 2025-09-16", "fx_date": "2025-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.46bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-025", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Stargate UK (BIZ-BIG-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-002", "counterparty": "NVIDIA; Nscale", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenAI to explore offtake of up to 8,000 GPUs in Q1 2026, up to 31,000 over time", "sources_text": "https://openai.com/index/introducing-stargate-uk/ — \"an AI infrastructure partnership with NVIDIA and Nscale\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"to establish Stargate UK to deliver new AI infrastructure in the UK.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://openai.com/index/introducing-stargate-uk/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2020", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Microsoft (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-009", "counterparty": "Nscale (supercomputer partner)", "amount": 30000000000, "amount_text": "30,000,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "$30bn (£22bn) in 2025–2028, half capital spending; includes UK's largest supercomputer with Nscale (23,000+ NVIDIA GPUs).", "sources_text": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/09/16/microsoft-30-billion-uk-ai-future/ — \"$15 billion in capital expenditures to build out the UK's cloud and AI infrastructure\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Microsoft has made its largest ever financial commitment in the UK with a $30 billion (£22 billion) investment\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/09/16/microsoft-30-billion-uk-ai-future/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 21966756974, "fx_rate": 1.3657, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3657 per £ on 2025-09-16", "fx_date": "2025-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$30bn", "gbp_txt": "£21.97bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2021", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Google (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-011", "counterparty": null, "amount": 5000000000, "amount_text": "5,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£5bn over two years, announced with the opening of the Waltham Cross data centre.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"as part of a 2-year £5 billion investment in the UK\"; https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/sectors/ai-and-data-centres/ — \"Google has committed £5 billion to the UK's AI sector over the next 2 years.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives", "https://www.business.gov.uk/invest-in-uk/sectors/ai-and-data-centres/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 5000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5bn", "gbp_txt": "£5bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2022", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": "DataVita", "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1,500,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£1.5bn for UK AI data centre capacity and operations, including a Scottish data centre with DataVita.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"AI cloud computing company CoreWeave will be investing £1.5 billion in AI data centre capacity and operations in the UK\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"partnering with British firm DataVita in Scotland\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2024", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Scale AI (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-027", "counterparty": null, "amount": 39000000, "amount_text": "39,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£39m over two years to expand its London European HQ and quadruple staff by end 2026.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Scale AI will invest £39 million in the UK over the next two years, expanding their European HQ in London\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"will invest £39 million in the UK over the next 2 years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 39000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£39m", "gbp_txt": "£39m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2025", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Salesforce (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-026", "counterparty": null, "amount": 2000000000, "amount_text": "2,000,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Additional $2bn (£1.4bn) through 2030, with Salesforce UK to become an AI hub for the UK and Europe.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"Salesforce UK will become an AI hub for the UK and Europe\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"Salesforce has today announced an additional $2 billion (£1.4 billion) in investment in its UK business through 2030.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1464450465, "fx_rate": 1.3657, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3657 per £ on 2025-09-16", "fx_date": "2025-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.46bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2026", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "NVIDIA (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-014", "counterparty": "UK companies incl. Nscale", "amount": null, "amount_text": "— (120,000 GPUs)", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NVIDIA to deploy 120,000 advanced GPUs with UK companies under the Tech Prosperity Deal.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"NVIDIA will join forces with companies across the UK to deploy 120,000 advanced GPUs\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "— (120,000 GPUs)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "— (120,000 GPUs)", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2027", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Stargate UK (OpenAI, NVIDIA and Nscale)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-002", "counterparty": "OpenAI", "amount": null, "amount_text": "— (up to 8,000 GPUs, first phase)", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Stargate UK's first phase: OpenAI to take up to 8,000 GPUs, possibly about 31,000 over time; sites include Cobalt Park.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north-east-england-set-for-billions-in-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-as-uk-and-us-ink-tech-partnership — \"The first phase will see OpenAI take up to 8,000 GPUs.\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"British firm Nscale, and leading American companies OpenAI and NVIDIA are partnering up to establish Stargate UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north-east-england-set-for-billions-in-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-as-uk-and-us-ink-tech-partnership", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "— (up to 8,000 GPUs, first phase)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "— (up to 8,000 GPUs, first phase)", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2028", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Oracle (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-025", "counterparty": null, "amount": 5000000000, "amount_text": "5,000,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oracle reaffirmed $5bn of UK investment over five years.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"reaffirming their $5 billion investment over the next 5 years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3661126162, "fx_rate": 1.3657, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3657 per £ on 2025-09-16", "fx_date": "2025-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5bn", "gbp_txt": "£3.66bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2029", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BlackRock", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 500000000, "amount_text": "500,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£500m into enterprise data centres across the UK.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"BlackRock is investing £500 million into enterprise data centres across the country\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"and is investing £500 million into enterprise data centres across the country.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£500m", "gbp_txt": "£500m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2028", "date": "2025-09-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Nvidia (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-014", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Nvidia to deploy about 120,000 advanced GPUs across the UK, its largest European deployment so far.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"deploy 120,000 advanced GPUs (graphics processing unit) across the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-16", "date_sort": "2025-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-020", "date": "2025-09-12", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Google (UK) (BIZ-BIG-042)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-042", "counterparty": "Ministry of Defence", "amount": 400000000, "amount_text": "400000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Secure cloud contract for defence intelligence and classified sharing", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/security-delivered-for-working-people-as-uk-us-ties-strengthened-with-new-google-cloud-partnership-for-classified-information-sharing — \"helped secure the £400 million contract\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/security-delivered-for-working-people-as-uk-us-ties-strengthened-with-new-google-cloud-partnership-for-classified-information-sharing" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-12", "date_sort": "2025-09-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 400000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£400m", "gbp_txt": "£400m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2019", "date": "2025-07-21", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "OpenAI (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-001", "counterparty": "UK government (MoU)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenAI plans to enlarge its London office and research and engineering teams after its MoU with government.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/openai-to-expand-uk-office-and-work-with-government-departments-to-turbocharge-the-uks-ai-infrastructure-and-transform-public-services — \"plans to increase the size of its London office to follow.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/openai-to-expand-uk-office-and-work-with-government-departments-to-turbocharge-the-uks-ai-infrastructure-and-transform-public-services" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-21", "date_sort": "2025-07-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-019", "date": "2025-07-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Google (UK) (BIZ-BIG-012)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-012", "counterparty": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Google Cloud partnership on legacy IT and civil-service AI skills", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-google-partnership-will-help-rid-taxpayer-of-ball-and-chain-legacy-tech-and-aim-to-upskill-100000-civil-servants-in-tech-and-ai — \"Google Cloud will today agree to offer tech support to help modernise government services.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-google-partnership-will-help-rid-taxpayer-of-ball-and-chain-legacy-tech-and-aim-to-upskill-100000-civil-servants-in-tech-and-ai" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-09", "date_sort": "2025-07-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-018", "date": "2025-06-23", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Amazon Web Services (UK) (BIZ-BIG-013)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-013", "counterparty": null, "amount": 40000000000, "amount_text": "40000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Amazon group UK investment 2025 to 2027, all activities, includes part of the AWS £8bn", "sources_text": "https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/job-creation-and-investment/amazon-40-billion-uk-investment — \"invest £40 billion in the UK over three years (2025-2027).\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/job-creation-and-investment/amazon-40-billion-uk-investment" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-23", "date_sort": "2025-06-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 40000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£40bn", "gbp_txt": "£40bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2016", "date": "2025-06-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Nebius (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": null, "amount": 200000000, "amount_text": "200,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Initial £200m to establish a UK AI factory; two possible sites in South East England.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raft-of-tech-companies-investing-in-britain-as-government-vows-to-unleash-growth — \"starting with an initial investment of £200 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raft-of-tech-companies-investing-in-britain-as-government-vows-to-unleash-growth" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-10", "date_sort": "2025-06-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 200000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£200m", "gbp_txt": "£200m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2017", "date": "2025-06-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Liquidity (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2028", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1,500,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "European HQ in London plus £1.5bn of further investment into businesses over five years.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raft-of-tech-companies-investing-in-britain-as-government-vows-to-unleash-growth — \"invest an additional £1.5 billion into cutting-edge enterprises over the next 5 years\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-remarks-at-london-tech-week-2025-monday-9-june — \"Liquidity will base their European headquarters right here in London\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raft-of-tech-companies-investing-in-britain-as-government-vows-to-unleash-growth", "https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-remarks-at-london-tech-week-2025-monday-9-june" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-10", "date_sort": "2025-06-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-016", "date": "2025-06-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Qualcomm (UK) — Alphawave Semi (BIZ-BIG-031)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-031", "counterparty": "Qualcomm Incorporated", "amount": 2400000000, "amount_text": "2400000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Qualcomm agrees to buy Alphawave IP Group plc (implied enterprise value)", "sources_text": "https://investor.qualcomm.com/news-events/press-releases/news-details/2025/Qualcomm-to-Acquire-Alphawave-Semi/default.aspx — \"implied enterprise value of approximately US$2.4 billion\"", "source_urls": [ "https://investor.qualcomm.com/news-events/press-releases/news-details/2025/Qualcomm-to-Acquire-Alphawave-Semi/default.aspx" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-09", "date_sort": "2025-06-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1771871539, "fx_rate": 1.3545, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3545 per £ on 2025-06-09", "fx_date": "2025-06-09", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.40bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.77bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-017", "date": "2025-06-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Nebius (UK) (BIZ-BIG-021)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First Nebius UK investment: thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs (amount undisclosed)", "sources_text": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-launches-in-uk-expands-britains-ai-infrastructure-with-nvidia-blackwell-ultra — \"first investment in the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-launches-in-uk-expands-britains-ai-infrastructure-with-nvidia-blackwell-ultra" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-09", "date_sort": "2025-06-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2018", "date": "2025-06-08", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "NVIDIA (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-014", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NVIDIA to expand its Bristol AI lab to other areas of the UK.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skills-drive-to-unlock-opportunities-for-young-people-in-tech — \"NVIDIA will expand its AI lab in Bristol to other areas of the UK to accelerate UK research in AI.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skills-drive-to-unlock-opportunities-for-young-people-in-tech" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-08", "date_sort": "2025-06-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-9004", "date": "2025-05", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Anduril UK", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-041", "counterparty": "Archer Aviation; Skyports; AtkinsRéalis", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Anduril UK teamed with Archer Aviation, Skyports and AtkinsRéalis on dual-use eVTOL cargo aircraft testing. (Big tech file line 108; no source link given.)", "sources_text": "Alex's Big tech file, line 108", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05 (May 2025, day not given)", "date_sort": "2025-05-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "bigtech_r1": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-015", "date": "2025-03-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Oracle (UK) (BIZ-BIG-025)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-025", "counterparty": null, "amount": 5000000000, "amount_text": "5000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Five-year UK cloud infrastructure investment", "sources_text": "https://www.oracle.com/uk/news/announcement/oracle-invest-five-billion-cloud-infrastructure-2025-03-17/ — \"U.S. $5 billion\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"reaffirming their $5 billion investment over the next 5 years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.oracle.com/uk/news/announcement/oracle-invest-five-billion-cloud-infrastructure-2025-03-17/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-17", "date_sort": "2025-03-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3850596843, "fx_rate": 1.2985, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2985 per £ on 2025-03-17", "fx_date": "2025-03-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5bn", "gbp_txt": "£3.85bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2015", "date": "2025-01-15", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Mistral AI (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-008", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London office opened as Mistral's first European base outside France; aim to double UK staff by end 2025.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ai-sector-attracts-200-million-a-day-in-private-investment-since-july — \"a new office in London – its first European base outside France\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ai-sector-attracts-200-million-a-day-in-private-investment-since-july" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-15", "date_sort": "2025-01-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2014", "date": "2025-01-13", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Kyndryl", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "New Liverpool tech hub with up to 1,000 AI-related jobs over three years.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ai-sector-attracts-200-million-a-day-in-private-investment-since-july — \"plans to create up to 1,000 AI-related jobs in Liverpool over the next three years.\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-sets-out-blueprint-to-turbocharge-ai — \"announces plans to create up to 1,000 AI-related jobs in Liverpool over the next three years.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ai-sector-attracts-200-million-a-day-in-private-investment-since-july", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-sets-out-blueprint-to-turbocharge-ai" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-13", "date_sort": "2025-01-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-014", "date": "2025-01-08", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "xAI (UK) (BIZ-BIG-029)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-029", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "xAI begins hiring engineers in London (trade report)", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/elon-musks-xai-starts-hiring-in-london-after-setting-up-shop-20250108 — \"will be based in X's (formerly Twitter's) office in Piccadilly\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/elon-musks-xai-starts-hiring-in-london-after-setting-up-shop-20250108" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-08", "date_sort": "2025-01-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-2033", "date": "2024-12", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "xAI London", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-029", "counterparty": "xAI", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK company incorporated; team in X's Piccadilly office.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/elon-musks-xai-starts-hiring-in-london-after-setting-up-shop-20250108", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/elon-musks-xai-starts-hiring-in-london-after-setting-up-shop-20250108" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-12", "date_sort": "2024-12-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-013", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "ServiceNow (UK) (BIZ-BIG-037)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-037", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK business investment over five years, incl. NVIDIA GPUs in UK data centres", "sources_text": "https://newsroom.servicenow.com/press-releases/details/2024/ServiceNow-pledges-1-5bn-investment-into-UK-business-over-five-years-10-14-2024-traffic/default.aspx — \"$1.5bn (£1.15bn) into its UK business over the next five years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://newsroom.servicenow.com/press-releases/details/2024/ServiceNow-pledges-1-5bn-investment-into-UK-business-over-five-years-10-14-2024-traffic/default.aspx" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1148809068, "fx_rate": 1.3057, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3057 per £ on 2024-10-14", "fx_date": "2024-10-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.15bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2009", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": null, "amount": 750000000, "amount_text": "750,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Further £750m for UK AI cloud infrastructure, CoreWeave's second UK pledge of 2024.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"CoreWeave will be investing a further £750 million in the UK\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"CoreWeave is building on its £1 billion investment announced in May\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 750000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750m", "gbp_txt": "£750m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2010", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "ServiceNow (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-037", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1150000000, "amount_text": "1,150,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£1.15bn into the UK business over five years, including data centres with Nvidia GPUs.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"with plans to invest £1.15 billion into its UK business over the next 5 years.\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"ServiceNow also confirmed its commitment to the UK market\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1150000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.15bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.15bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2011", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CyrusOne", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 2500000000, "amount_text": "2,500,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "US-headquartered data centre developer to expand UK investment to £2.5bn; two data centres due by Q4 2028, subject to planning.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"announced plans to expand their investment into the UK to £2.5 billion over the coming years.\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"CyrusOne, a leading global data centre developer headquartered in the United States\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£2.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2012", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CloudHQ", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 1900000000, "amount_text": "1,900,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Washington DC-based CloudHQ to develop a £1.9bn data centre campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"Washington DC-headquartered firm CloudHQ is set to develop a new £1.9 billion data centre campus\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"CloudHQ is developing its new state-of-the-art £1.9 billion data centre campus in Didcot.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1900000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.90bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.90bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2007", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": null, "amount": 750000000, "amount_text": "750000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Further UK investment in AI cloud infrastructure, part of a £6.3bn data-centre package announced by DSIT.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"will be investing a further £750 million in the UK to support the demand for critical AI infrastructure\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 750000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750m", "gbp_txt": "£750m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2014", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "ServiceNow (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-037", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1150000000, "amount_text": "1150000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Five-year UK investment covering AI development, data centres with Nvidia GPUs for local processing, and offices.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"plans to invest £1.15 billion into its UK business over the next 5 years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1150000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.15bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.15bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-012", "date": "2024-09-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Amazon Web Services (UK) (BIZ-BIG-013)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-013", "counterparty": null, "amount": 8000000000, "amount_text": "8000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK data centres, 2024 to 2028", "sources_text": "https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/job-creation-and-investment/aws-plans-to-invest-8-billion-in-the-uk — \"£8 billion over the next five years (2024-2028)\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives — \"with an £8 billion investment\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/job-creation-and-investment/aws-plans-to-invest-8-billion-in-the-uk", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/us-uk-pact-will-boost-advances-in-drug-discovery-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-and-transform-lives" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-10", "date_sort": "2024-09-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8bn", "gbp_txt": "£8bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2007", "date": "2024-09", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Amazon Web Services (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-013", "counterparty": null, "amount": 8000000000, "amount_text": "8,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£8bn over five years to build, operate and maintain UK data centres.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"Amazon Web Services announced an £8 billion investment last month\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-sets-out-blueprint-to-turbocharge-ai — \"invest £8 billion over the next five years building, operating, and maintaining data centres in the UK.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-sets-out-blueprint-to-turbocharge-ai" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09", "date_sort": "2024-09-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 8000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8bn", "gbp_txt": "£8bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2008", "date": "2024-09", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Blackstone", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 10000000000, "amount_text": "10,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£10bn AI data centre at Blyth, Northumberland, with 4,000 jobs including 1,200 in construction.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"Blackstone confirmed a £10 billion investment in Blyth, Northumberland\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"Blackstone, who committed to £10 billion investment\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09", "date_sort": "2024-09-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 10000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£10bn", "gbp_txt": "£10bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-011", "date": "2024-06-06", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Salesforce (UK) (BIZ-BIG-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-026", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First Salesforce AI Centre opens in London's Blue Fin building", "sources_text": "https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2024/06/06/ai-center-london/ — \"located in London's Blue Fin building\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2024/06/06/ai-center-london/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-06-06", "date_sort": "2024-06-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-010", "date": "2024-05-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK) (BIZ-BIG-023)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1000000000, "amount_text": "1000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London European headquarters and £1bn UK investment", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"CoreWeave are also investing £1 billion in the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-10", "date_sort": "2024-05-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1bn", "gbp_txt": "£1bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2005", "date": "2024-05-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1000000000, "amount_text": "1,000,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£1bn UK investment with two UK data centres in 2024 and a London European HQ.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"AI firm CoreWeave are investing £1 billion in the UK\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"Building on its £1 billion investment announced in May and the opening of its European headquarters in London,\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-10", "date_sort": "2024-05-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1bn", "gbp_txt": "£1bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2006", "date": "2024-05-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Scale AI (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-027", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London chosen for Scale AI's first European headquarters.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"Scale AI, the data infrastructure company for AI, selecting London as the location for its first European headquarters.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-10", "date_sort": "2024-05-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2006", "date": "2024-05-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "CoreWeave (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-023", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1000000000, "amount_text": "1000000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Two UK data centres for AI compute opening in 2024 and a European headquarters in London.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"These two UK data centres will be opened in 2024, with a further expansion planned in 2025\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-10", "date_sort": "2024-05-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1bn", "gbp_txt": "£1bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-009", "date": "2024-05-07", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Scale AI (UK) (BIZ-BIG-027)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-027", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London chosen as first European headquarters", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scale-ai-expands-global-footprint-with-new-united-kingdom-headquarters — \"has selected London as the location for its first European headquarters\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scale-ai-expands-global-footprint-with-new-united-kingdom-headquarters" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-07", "date_sort": "2024-05-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-008", "date": "2024-04-07", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Microsoft AI London hub (BIZ-BIG-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-010", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Microsoft AI opens a London hub led by Jordan Hoffmann", "sources_text": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/07/announcing-new-microsoft-ai-hub-in-london/ — \"drive pioneering work to advance state-of-the-art language models\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"Microsoft recently announced a new AI hub in London\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/07/announcing-new-microsoft-ai-hub-in-london/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-04-07", "date_sort": "2024-04-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2004", "date": "2024-04-07", "year": "2024", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Microsoft (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-009", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Microsoft AI hub in London announced, led by Jordan Hoffmann, working on language models.", "sources_text": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/07/announcing-new-microsoft-ai-hub-in-london/ — \"will be led by Jordan Hoffmann, an exceptional AI scientist and engineer\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"Microsoft recently announced a new AI hub in London\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/07/announcing-new-microsoft-ai-hub-in-london/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-04-07", "date_sort": "2024-04-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2003", "date": "2024-01-22", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Google (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-011", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1000000000, "amount_text": "1,000,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Building began on a $1bn data centre at Theobalds Business Park, Cheshunt (Waltham Cross).", "sources_text": "https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/news/article/321/google-set-to-build-new-data-centre-in-cheshunt — \"The new data centre represents an investment of $1 billion dollars into the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/news/article/321/google-set-to-build-new-data-centre-in-cheshunt" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-01-22", "date_sort": "2024-01-22", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 786101722, "fx_rate": 1.2721, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2721 per £ on 2024-01-22", "fx_date": "2024-01-22", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1bn", "gbp_txt": "£786.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-DC-002", "date": "2024-01-18", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-023 Google Waltham Cross", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-023", "counterparty": "Google", "amount": 1000000000, "amount_text": "1000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Google announces a $1bn data centre at Waltham Cross.", "sources_text": "https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/google-1-billion-investment-in-a-new-uk-data-centre/ — \"investing $1 billion in a new UK data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/google-1-billion-investment-in-a-new-uk-data-centre/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-01-18", "date_sort": "2024-01-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 789141414, "fx_rate": 1.2672, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2672 per £ on 2024-01-18", "fx_date": "2024-01-18", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1bn", "gbp_txt": "£789.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-006", "date": "2023-11-30", "year": "2023", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Microsoft (UK) (BIZ-BIG-009)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-009", "counterparty": null, "amount": 2500000000, "amount_text": "2500000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Three-year expansion of UK AI data-centre infrastructure, 20,000+ GPUs by 2026", "sources_text": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/11/30/uk-ai-skilling-security-datacenters-investment/ — \"Microsoft will spend £2.5 billion ($3.2bn) to expand its next generation AI datacenter infrastructure\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/11/30/uk-ai-skilling-security-datacenters-investment/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-11-30", "date_sort": "2023-11-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£2.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2001", "date": "2023-11-30", "year": "2023", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Microsoft (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-009", "counterparty": null, "amount": 2500000000, "amount_text": "2,500,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£2.5bn over three years for AI datacentres, 20,000+ GPUs by 2026, and AI skills for one million people.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-uk-ai-as-microsoft-unveils-25-billion-investment — \"Microsoft will spend £2.5 billion over the next three years to expand its next generation AI datacentre infrastructure\"; https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/11/30/uk-ai-skilling-security-datacenters-investment/ — \"Microsoft will spend £2.5 billion ($3.2bn) to expand its next generation AI datacenter infrastructure.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-uk-ai-as-microsoft-unveils-25-billion-investment", "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/11/30/uk-ai-skilling-security-datacenters-investment/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-11-30", "date_sort": "2023-11-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£2.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-5017", "date": "2023-11-28", "year": "2023", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "NHS Federated Data Platform", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-018", "counterparty": "IQVIA Ltd", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NHS England contracted IQVIA for the privacy layer of the Federated Data Platform. Buys or funds: NHS privacy-enhancing technology (NHS-PET) that de-identifies data flowing into FDP.", "sources_text": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/redacted-ndit-nhs-england-fdp-dpia-identifiable-version-v3.0.pdf — \"dated 28 November 2023\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/redacted-ndit-nhs-england-fdp-dpia-identifiable-version-v3.0.pdf" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-11-28", "date_sort": "2023-11-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2002", "date": "2023-11-27", "year": "2023", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "MediaTek", "company_id": null, "counterparty": null, "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "MediaTek Research and MediaTek Capital to invest £10m in UK tech companies over five years (Global Investment Summit).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-unveils-295bn-of-investment-at-historic-global-investment-summit — \"£10m - MediaTek (Taiwan) - combined investment between MediaTek Research and MediaTek Capital\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-unveils-295bn-of-investment-at-historic-global-investment-summit" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-11-27", "date_sort": "2023-11-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 10000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£10m", "gbp_txt": "£10m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-005", "date": "2023-11", "year": "2023", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Palantir Technologies UK (BIZ-BIG-018)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-018", "counterparty": "NHS England", "amount": 330000000, "amount_text": "330000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Federated Data Platform contract, up to £330m over seven years (day not stated)", "sources_text": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/2023/11/new-nhs-software-to-improve-care-for-millions-of-patients/ — \"awarded to a group led by Palantir Technologies UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.england.nhs.uk/2023/11/new-nhs-software-to-improve-care-for-millions-of-patients/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-11", "date_sort": "2023-11-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 330000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£330m", "gbp_txt": "£330m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-004", "date": "2023-10-29", "year": "2023", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Anduril UK (BIZ-BIG-041)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-041", "counterparty": "Ministry of Defence", "amount": 17000000, "amount_text": "17000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Force protection and counter-drone technology contract (date is publication date)", "sources_text": "https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-industries-awarded-gbp17-million-ministry-of-defence-force-protection-technology — \"Anduril Industries Awarded £17 million Ministry of Defence Force Protection Technology Contract\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-industries-awarded-gbp17-million-ministry-of-defence-force-protection-technology" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-10-29", "date_sort": "2023-10-29", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 17000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£17m", "gbp_txt": "£17m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-002", "date": "2023-06-28", "year": "2023", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "OpenAI (UK) (BIZ-BIG-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-001", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenAI opens its first international office, in London", "sources_text": "https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-london — \"Our first international office in London\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week — \"Open AI and Anthropic have also chosen London as the base for their first international offices\"", "source_urls": [ "https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-london", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leading-tech-firms-invest-over-2-billion-in-the-uk-in-one-week" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-06-28", "date_sort": "2023-06-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-X-027", "date": "2023-06-28", "year": "2023", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "OpenAI UK (biz-openai-uk)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-001", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenAI announced a London office, its first outside the US.", "sources_text": "https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-london/ — \"We are excited to announce OpenAI's first international expansion with a new office in London, United Kingdom.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-london/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-BIG-002", "date_text": "2023-06-28", "date_sort": "2023-06-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-003", "date": "2023-06-14", "year": "2023", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Google (UK) (BIZ-BIG-043)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-043", "counterparty": "Defence Science and Technology Laboratory", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Memorandum of understanding on AI adoption in UK defence", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dstl-and-google-cloud-sign-a-mou-as-part-of-new-ai-collaboration — \"to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK defence sector\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dstl-and-google-cloud-sign-a-mou-as-part-of-new-ai-collaboration" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-06-14", "date_sort": "2023-06-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-007", "date": "2023", "year": "2023", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Salesforce (UK) (BIZ-BIG-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-026", "counterparty": null, "amount": 4000000000, "amount_text": "4000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Five-year UK investment pledge (day not opened)", "sources_text": "https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/09/16/united-kingdom-investment-announcement/ — \"a previous five-year investment of $4 billion made in 2023\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/09/16/united-kingdom-investment-announcement/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2023", "date_sort": "2023-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3322535094, "fx_rate": 1.2039, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2039 per £ on 2022-12-30", "fx_date": "2022-12-30", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$4bn", "gbp_txt": "£3.32bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-001", "date": "2021-06-04", "year": "2021", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "IBM Research UK (BIZ-BIG-034, BIZ-BIG-035)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-034", "counterparty": "STFC Hartree Centre (UKRI)", "amount": 210000000, "amount_text": "210000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Five-year partnership creating the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation at Daresbury", "sources_text": "https://uk.newsroom.ibm.com/2021-06-04-UK-STFC-Hartree-Centre-and-IBM-Begin-Five-Year-210-Million-Partnership-to-Accelerate-Discovery-and-Innovation-with-AI-and-Quantum-Computing — \"a five-year, £210 million partnership with IBM\"", "source_urls": [ "https://uk.newsroom.ibm.com/2021-06-04-UK-STFC-Hartree-Centre-and-IBM-Begin-Five-Year-210-Million-Partnership-to-Accelerate-Discovery-and-Innovation-with-AI-and-Quantum-Computing" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-06-04", "date_sort": "2021-06-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 210000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£210m", "gbp_txt": "£210m", "show": true } ] }