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UK DIGITAL INVESTMENT HITS £11B, MATCHING DOT-COM BOOM

UK businesses invested over £11 billion in digital infrastructure during 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. The surge matches investment levels last seen during the dot-com era, driven primarily by the expansion of AI data centers.

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