Microsoft invests billions in the U.K.
Microsoft invests billions in the U.K.  
Podcast: Marketplace All-in-One
Published On: Wed Sep 17 2025
Description: From the BBC World Service: Microsoft has announced a $30 billion investment in the U.K.'s artificial intelligence sector, its largest outside of the U.S. The announcement was timed to coincide with President Donald Trump's second state visit to Britain. Plus, Taliban officials have banned internet via cable in three Afghan provinces. And, a South Korean worker who was detained during an immigration raid at a car battery factory says the experience was traumatizing.