AI helps UK economy grow 0.7% in Q3, fastest expansion in two and a half years
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-11-13
UK ONS data shows Q3 GDP grew 0.7%, the fastest quarterly pace since early 2024, with September up 0.2% month-on-month, beating forecasts. Growth was driven almost entirely by services, led by a 2.1% rise in information and communication; the ONS says AI and cloud computing related businesses have been the largest driver of GDP growth across 2026.
More from Venture
- 2M posts, 1,446 memes, 222M views: charting the Jensen Huang meme wave on X — whurley · 2026-11-13
- Agent swarm spends $3M/month in tokens to build game Spawn, treats an hour without shipping as SEV-0 — dl_weekly · 2026-11-13
- The 15-minute sales call structure that closed an $18,000 AI automation deal with $8,000 upfront — aryanXmahajan · 2026-11-13
- Nvidia Has $36B in Off-Balance-Sheet Backstops for Neoclouds, Plus $20B in Leases — SumitGup · 2026-11-13
- Artificial Analysis ranks #1 AI infrastructure startup in The Information's 2026 list — ArtificialAnlys · 2026-11-13
- Report: Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO amid -63% cash conversion, $47B CoreWeave debt — SumitGup · 2026-11-13