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Microsoft has pulled out of a large AI datacentre project in Essex developed by UK firm Nscale, which ministers had called the largest of its kind in the country, over concerns about power supply.
Why it matters: The project loses its anchor tenant, a setback for a development the UK government had promoted.
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“Development by UK firm Nscale heralded by ministers as largest of its kind in country loses anchor tenant The development of a huge AI datacentre hailed by the UK government has received a fresh setback after Microsoft pulled out of the project over concerns…”
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