Can 40 small data centres beat a mega-site?
Plus Trump says no to UK's global AI push.
Happy Wednesday,
Reporter Amelia Isaacs is in the hot seat for today's report on an alternative approach to building British compute capacity.
VAST Data’s new DataEnclave has launched. It creates hardware-isolated, cryptographically verified environments where AI models can work with an organisation’s most sensitive data without exposing that data to the model provider or the infrastructure operator.
The data owner retains control of their data. The model provider retains control of their IP. The infrastructure operator has access to neither.
For regulated industries and public-sector organisations that have struggled to combine sensitive data with advanced AI, this changes what is possible.
Happening Today 📆
See you soon: Join us on Google Meet at 10am to discuss where UK AI regulation goes next after a frantic few weeks of doomsday warnings and diplomacy. We'll discuss future policy signals, current regulatory action, divergence with the EU and how to build governance frameworks amid the uncertainty. Lord Chris Holmes, Michael Birtwistle (Ada Lovelace Institute), Kate Deniston (Bird & Bird) and Aidan Peppin (Cohere) will be taking your questions.
Good Vibes: Phoenix Court is bringing back its monthly vibe coding event for 30 coders this evening. It's open to all technical levels.
In today's edition:
🇬🇧 Civo launches the first of 40 small data centres in a bid to scale to 1GW of compute.
✋ The UK pushes for global AI governance, Trump says no.
👀 The Alan Turing Institute wants to focus on more immediate AI risks.
