# UK AI setback: Microsoft pulls out of major data center deal

https://mins.news/en/video/108150

- Reuters, 2026-10-20 15:52 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ro28P5KUk

> Microsoft withdrew from a deal to anchor a flagship data center for Nvidia-backed Nscale after delays in connecting power pushed the expected supply date into the 2030s, underscoring a major hurdle for Britain’s AI ambitions.

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