What would it take to get the UK economy moving again without losing ground in AI and technology?

In this episode of This Week in European Tech, Mads Jensen and Dan Bowyer of SuperSeed are joined by Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures to discuss what the UK’s new government should prioritise, from lowering industrial energy costs and reforming planning to cutting regulation and encouraging more pension capital to back productive UK assets.

They also examine possible US restrictions on Chinese open-source AI models, the Hugging Face breach, Alphabet’s rising AI infrastructure spending and Tesla’s bets on Robotaxi and Optimus.

In addition, the conversation covers capital concentration in European venture, PayPal acquisition rumours, Travis Kalanick’s Atoms and the week’s major deals, including CuspAI, Arrakis and Delivery Hero.

Highlights

What the UK’s new government should do to restore growth
How regulation, planning and energy costs are holding back investment
Whether pension capital should be encouraged to back more UK assets
Possible US restrictions on Chinese open-source AI
What the Hugging Face breach shows about AI and cybersecurity
Alphabet’s growing AI infrastructure spend
Tesla’s Robotaxi and Optimus strategies
Why venture funding is becoming more concentrated
The week’s major deals, including CuspAI, Arrakis and Delivery Hero

This Week in European Tech: Can the UK restore growth and stay competitive in AI?

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This Week in European Tech: Can the UK restore growth and stay competitive in AI?