Microsoft pulls out of Nscale's Essex AI data centre
Nscale announced last year a £2bn pledge to build the Loughton facility in Essex, billed as the UK’s largest AI data centre. The project was to host a Microsoft‑funded supercomputer and was slated to receive power by the end of the year.\n\nBBC reports say Microsoft has terminated its involvement in the Loughton supercomputer, and the company declined to comment. Nscale said it is looking at…
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- Nscale pledged £2bn to build the Loughton data centre, billed as the UK's largest AI facility.
- BBC reports Microsoft has terminated its funding of the Loughton supercomputer; Microsoft declined comment.
- Power supply delayed to the 2030s; the site is expected to create 250 permanent jobs when opened.
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Microsoft pulls out of Nscale's Essex AI data centre
bbc.com · 19 October 2026
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