Microsoft exits UK AI data centre deal with Nscale
The short version
- Microsoft pulled out of a data centre deal with UK startup Nscale.
- The deal involved leasing Nvidia AI chips for AI infrastructure development.
- Nscale now faces challenges in securing alternative power sources.
- The company's planned US stock market listing may be affected.
- The future of Nscale's Loughton project remains uncertain.
What we don’t know yet
- What specific reasons led Microsoft to withdraw from the deal?
- Which alternative power sources Nscale is trying to secure?
- When or if Nscale will find new customers for its data centre.
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First reported by CTV News Microsoft pulled out of AI data centre deal with a U.K. startup
The Times of India Microsoft says ‘not possible’ to Nscale as UK data centre delays mount