Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions

Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions Estelle. Bronkhorst Mon, 10/19/2026 - 14:30 NEW YORK - Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it has pulled out of a UK AI data centre deal with British start-up Nscale, in a blow to the country's artificial intelligence ambitions. The US technology giant agreed last year to lease computing capacity from AI infrastructure provider Nscale, whi