and had promised as a benefit of leaving the european union. here s our global trade correspondent gharshini david with an explanation of what this means for britain. all hopes of that full trade deal which would have covered about a sixth of the uk puzzling over seed trade with the rest of the world with frankly some time ago because it was clear that the joe biden administration wasn t interested in pursuing that end and instead they have been noises for some time that we might get something that was more about an alliance against what was seen as external threats to economic security and also furthering ambitions of net zero. while this might seem like a bit of a pick and mix trade alliance if you like, little bit sheer when it comes to talking about protecting supply chains and a little bit here about making it easier to swap data between us and american firms and a little bit more here about green energy and nuclear. it s actually very much tied together and looking a
the wake of brexiter. in its place, a commitment to co operate on defence, trade, a deal on data protection and ways to regulate new ai technology. the uk prime minister hailed this approach as a better response to the challenges the two countries face. the economic relationship between our two countries has never been stronger. the trade is worth hundreds of billions of pounds, dollars, a year. over a million of our citizens in each other s countries work in each other s companies. in each other s countries. and that trade is growing as something like 20% last year. as part of the atlantic declaration, president biden pledged to give uk exporters access to critical minerals needed for electric car batteries. similar to an agreement the us made with japan. there is no reason why great britain will not play a major role in not only critical material but in investing in united states of america and all of our initiatives relating to the need for critical materials, including ba
for a new age a kind that has never been agreed before that s how uk prime minister rishi sunak is billing the atlantic declaration he signed with president biden at the white house on thursday. it promises cooperation on advanced tech, clean energy and critical minerals. but it falls far short of the comprehensive free trade agreement with the us that the british government has been hoping for, and had promised as a benefit of leaving the european union. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has been looking at the details. gone was the mention of an all encompassing trade deal promised in the wake of brexit. in its place, a commitment to co operate on defence, trade, a deal on data protection and ways to regulate new ai deal on data protection and ways to regulate new al to ology. the uk prime minister failed this approach is a better response to the challenges the two countries face. . ., ., . challenges the two countries face. ., . ., ., , , face.
energy and nuclear. it s actually very much tied together and looking at what are those common threats, the buzz words economic security and supply chain resilience along with net zero ambitions. so there are various gains to be had here and it really does symbolise the modern face of international trade. it s less about tariffs and bringing down taxes on goods we are selling across borders and more about making sure your interests are protected. frankly there is quite a way to go with this one. this is the start of what could be a long process. general motors has announced it will adopt tesla s charging plug standard in the us giving gm electric vehicle buyers access to the tesla supercharger network. gm s move follows a similar deal by ford meaning three of america s top electric car makers in the have agreed on a standard charging system accounting for 70 per cent of us ev sales. so will this latest move help pave the way towards a global standard for ev chargers?
telling victims they have seven days to contact the group and negotiate payment before their data is posted online. now, most scenarios i have seen, the attackers approach the victims first rather than waiting to be contacted by the victim. i suspect this is because the group has ingested so much data that it is difficult even for them to know which company.to identify the victims in the company. it is not like the movies where we see a hacker go in, critical files are all neatly labelled in a folder marked sensitive customer data and all the attacker has to do is download a huge volume of data, sort through it, and work out what they have stolen. so i think it could be weeks or months before the victims discover that their data is compromised and i m not sure how this affects the hackers seven day imposed deadline for the victims to come forward. josh kennedy white speaking to me earlier. general motors willjoin ford in adopting tesla s charging plug standard in north america. this