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Microsoft has abandoned a planned AI supercomputer project in Essex, UK, according to The Register, as delays in securing power grid connections threaten to push the country's AI ambitions back to the 2030s.
Why it matters: The withdrawal suggests that electricity grid capacity and connection delays are becoming a constraint on building large-scale AI computing infrastructure in the UK.
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