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Hardware·21h ago·all news from August 21, 2026

UK Bets on a Boom in AI Chip Newcomers

The United Kingdom government is providing financial support to selected artificial intelligence startups in an effort to cultivate a domestic semiconductor industry. This initiative aims to reduce national reliance on international chip suppliers by building local expertise and infrastructure for AI hardware development.

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