https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-pulls-plug-on-nscale-data-centre-dealContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-pulls-plug-on-nscale-data-centre-dealhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-pulls-plug-on-nscale-data-centre-deal#u143711Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:12:43 +0000Microsoft has withdrawn from an artificial intelligence data centre project in Essex with British neocloud startup Nscale, dealing a blow to the infrastructure company as it prepares for an initial public offering. Multiple media outlets report the tech giant ended the agreement due to power supply concerns surrounding the site. Despite the cancellation by its major partner, Nscale maintains it remains committed to constructing the Essex facility. The setback arrives while Nscale concurrently eyes a multibillion-dollar initial public offering and works on a flagship Arctic data centre experien