Good to see some Biden-era initiatives are still sneaking through the cracks! Of course, a lot of this is 100% due to the alignment of a large portion of SV-turned-policymakers in both admins across the pond over the past 5 years.
The problem with policy announcements from the current Whitehouse is that it requires us to believe that they are making policy and that it'll be enacted lawfully.
I'm british, so this should be unvarnished good news. but I just can't imagine this will survive any time past the first bad fox news headline.
-The U.K. commits to buying over $80 billion from U.S. tech & defense companies over the next five years.
-The U.K. firm GSK (a pharmaceutical company) announced a ~$30 billion investment in AI R&D and infrastructure in the U.S.
-There will be regulatory cooperation to speed up approvals/licensing in nuclear energy.
Surprising given the disagreement with Starmer on Israel and the UK’s recognition of Palestine. On the one hand, the UK’s conditions for the recognition may never be met. On the other hand, it still looks like Starmer may be rewarding the actions of October 7 and distancing themselves from the US.
I know a small bit about energy in the UK and one thing I know is this isn’t the first time a Labour government has taken a big swing for nuclear. Indeed, I suspect the exact same guy has been behind it both times. But it’s never happened, and I have to suspect this is because, as great as the technology is, the U.K. just doesn’t really need it and it’s not really commercially viable. Renewables plus batteries are already pretty competitive and are only getting cheaper and more effective with every passing year. Gas is still cheap and can take uo the base load slack. The only way this stops being true is if Putin turns the taps off, but he’s blinked too often on that front.
Am I the only one who notices that "Technology Prosperity Deal" would be a really good name for, say, a tech dominion over a distant, formerly powerful country, in any cyberpunk near-future fiction?
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 41.3 ms ] threadI'm british, so this should be unvarnished good news. but I just can't imagine this will survive any time past the first bad fox news headline.
Especially the part about helping the UK become Russia-independent for energy.
-The U.K. commits to buying over $80 billion from U.S. tech & defense companies over the next five years. -The U.K. firm GSK (a pharmaceutical company) announced a ~$30 billion investment in AI R&D and infrastructure in the U.S.
-There will be regulatory cooperation to speed up approvals/licensing in nuclear energy.
Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45313793