What the £31 billion UK-US tech deal really means
The Times Tech Podcast
Will Morley
4.8 • 676 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Is Britain in a "Goldilocks" moment for AI? US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain brought more than pomp and ceremony. American tech giants pledged £31 billion in AI and data centre investment, from Nvidia’s 120,000 processors to Microsoft’s GDP-boosting promises. Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott unpack what the new UK-US “tech prosperity deal” really means, and speak with one of the investors – CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator and CBO Mike Mattacola about their £1.5 billion UK expansion.
Image: Getty
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The Times Tech Podcast is sponsored by Smart Energy G.B. How smart are you? Just as smart as you. |
| 0:07.3 | Then what do you think a smart meter is for? Easy, easy, easy. I've got one at home. They help you |
| 0:13.7 | keep track of your energy costs and send meter readings straight to your supplier. |
| 0:18.5 | Wrong. What? Well, not wrong. Right. |
| 0:22.3 | But there's more. |
| 0:24.1 | Many small businesses are eligible for a smart meter too, |
| 0:27.2 | so they keep track of their energy costs quickly and easily. |
| 0:31.4 | So many small business owners could get a smart meter installed, |
| 0:35.3 | whether their business is hairdressing, accountancy, or making a podcast. |
| 0:39.5 | And lots of small businesses are already using them to help keep track of their energy use. |
| 0:45.6 | Search get a smart meter for business. Eligibility may vary. |
| 0:51.2 | The Times Tech podcast is sponsored by Deal. |
| 0:54.0 | So Katie, what's worse than HR, IT, and pay The Times Tech podcast is sponsored by Deal. |
| 1:00.4 | So, Katie, what's worse than HR, IT, and payroll not talking to each other? |
| 1:03.6 | When they're all talking, but in three different time zones. |
| 1:08.6 | Deal fixes that one AI native platform where they actually work together. |
| 1:12.6 | Built in-house, secure, 24-7 support. D-E-E-L.com slash tech list. |
| 1:20.6 | Hello and welcome to the Times Tech podcast with me, |
| 1:24.6 | Danny Fortson in Silicon Valley, U.S.A. |
| 1:28.7 | And me, KD. Prescott, in the city of London, in the United Kingdom, with all of your |
| 1:34.0 | crew. We've had all of your tech crew over here this week. It's been amazing. I mean, |
| 1:39.9 | I think the only person who hasn't been over, actually, is Mark Zuckerberg. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Will Morley, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Will Morley and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.