URGENT: Google-owner Unveils £5bn AI Investment in UK Amid Trump Visit

BREAKING NEWS Google-owner Alphabet Unveils £5bn AI Investment in UK Amid Trump Visit Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced a massive £5 billion investment in the UK's artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The investment will be used for infrastructure and scientific research over the next two years. The money will be spent on expanding a 1 billion data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, which is set to open with Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday. Additionally, funding will be provided for London-based DeepMind, led by British Nobel Prize winner Sir Demis Hassabis. This significant investment comes ahead of US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK and marks a major boost to the country's AI capabilities. Alphabet's President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat said there are "profound opportunities in the UK" for its "pioneering work in advanced science". The investment is part of a larger trend of massive US investments being unveiled ahead of Trump's visit, with the aim of strengthening the US-UK special technology relationship. This is a developing story. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*