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# “Exclusive: Microsoft cancels UK data centre deal with Nscale.”

James Titcomb (@jamestitcomb), X, 2026-10-18.
Source: https://x.com/jamestitcomb/status/2111705325686632883

## Archived text

> Exclusive: Microsoft cancels UK data centre deal with Nscale. Comes just as Nscale hopes to pull off a $35 billion IPO https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/18/microsoft-axes-ai-deal-setback-uk-data-centre-pioneer/

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- 2026-10-18: [Microsoft cancels its anchor-tenant deal for Nscale's Loughton (Essex) AI data centre over grid delays, weeks before Nscale's planned $35B IPO](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-18-microsoft-cancels-nscale-loughton-deal/)