Microsoft Pulls Out of Essex AI Project

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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:40:03 GMT

Source: Dukascopy Bank SA

Microsoft has withdrawn from Nscale's £2bn Loughton data centre due to power delays extending into the 2030s. Nscale still plans to proceed.

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