FT: UK can't afford to waste its DeepMind dividend as capital drains to US
nathanbenaich · x · 2026-10-12
FT columnist John Thornhill argues that a shortage of domestic capital and the lure of the US threaten Britain's ability to capture the benefits of DeepMind, its biggest AI research success. The piece notes roughly 32% of Europe's 250 fastest-growing early-stage startups are UK-based, using Wayve's self-driving cars on Westminster Bridge as a case in point.
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