Microsoft ends UK data-center deal, hitting Nscale IPO plans

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Microsoft has cancelled its anchor-tenant agreement for Nscale’s Loughton site, threatening the British AI firm’s planned multi-billion-dollar listing.

Microsoft has withdrawn from a data-center lease in Loughton, Essex, that was to house 23,000 Nvidia AI chips and serve as the anchor tenant for Nscale’s first UK facility. [1] [2]

The move is a setback for Nscale, which counts Microsoft and Anthropic among its largest customers and had been preparing a US IPO valued at up to $35 billion. [1] [2]

Nscale said it remains committed to the project and is seeking alternative power sources; Microsoft declined to comment. [1] [2]

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