By Frank Hersey and Sofia Gerace ( September 12, 2025, 10:59 GMT | Insight) -- The UK’s approach to achieving both sovereign AI capabilities and technology-driven economic growth by building physical infrastructure such as data centers could be ineffective, a senior Microsoft official has said, stressing that the competitive market is in digital services. Elsewhere in Europe there are regulatory requirements for companies to procure from European suppliers, which are also problematic, Glen Robinson told a conference.The UK’s approach to achieving both sovereign AI capabilities and technology-driven economic growth by building physical infrastructure could be ineffective, a senior Microsoft official has said, stressing that the competitive market is in digital services. ...
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