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Microsoft Reportedly Withdraws From UK Data Centre Deal With Nscale, Raising Fresh Doubts Over Britain’s AI Build-Out

Microsoft has pulled out of a planned UK data centre deal with Nscale, according to a Telegraph report cited by Reuters, in a setback that could ripple through Britain’s ambitions to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The move underscores how power availability, delivery timelines and execution risk are increasingly shaping the economics of large-scale AI investment. The reported withdrawal adds pressure on the UK’s efforts to position itself as a leading destination for AI infrastructure, even as demand for compute capacity accelerates across global markets.