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25 articles tagged London
King's Cross AI boom reopens Britain's 'sovereignty' debate
US export curbs on Anthropic's top models have reignited the debate over whether Britain can build sovereign AI, even as US giants pack into London's King's Cross.
London claims 'legal AI crown' as senior hires cluster
London hosts 25% of top law firms' senior AI hires versus New York's 10%, new data shows, as the City bets English law makes it the legal-AI capital.
Half of London firms report an AI-era skills gap
A survey of 2,043 London business leaders finds just 50% believe their workforce has the skills needed for the AI era, down from 63% a year earlier.
AI coding startup Cursor picks London as European hub
Cursor, the AI coding startup SpaceX has an option to buy for $60bn, will base its European HQ in London and hire 200 staff, citing the city's deep tech talent pool.
Runway picks London for HQ with £150m UK investment
Nvidia-backed AI video firm Runway will make London its European headquarters and invest more than £150m ($200m) in the UK's AI ecosystem by 2028.
Microsoft leases Soho's Film House as London AI hub
Microsoft has taken the entire eight-storey Film House on Wardour Street as the principal home of its expanding UK AI operations, with a larger HQ search ongoing.
City Hall report puts a million London jobs in AI's exposure zone
A 71-page Greater London Authority study finds at least one million London jobs are highly or significantly exposed to generative AI, against a 38% UK average.
OpenAI to open first permanent London office in 2027 amid UK data-centre pause
OpenAI secures King's Cross space for 544 staff as its largest research hub outside the US, days after pausing its UK data-centre project over regulation.
UK Courts Anthropic to Expand London Base After Trump Clash
Starmer's government is pitching office expansion and a possible dual listing to Anthropic as the £300bn AI lab feuds with the US defence department.
London draws global AI talent as UK startup founding rate leads Europe
London-based AI firms are attracting top talent from the US and Europe, with the UK founding more AI companies per capita than any other European nation since 2020.
Imperial College Plans £6bn AI Campus in White City
Imperial College London has launched consultation on a 12-storey AI research facility bringing together computer scientists, mathematicians, and business experts.