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What changedReuters says Microsoft had also withdrawn from a plan to anchor Nscale’s Loughton data-centre project in Essex, after power-connection delays pushed the expected supply date into the 2030s. That is separate from the Texas computing-power agreement, but adds a second setback to Nscale’s expansion plans.
Reuters also says Nscale and Anthropic were expected to be among the company’s major customers, and refers to earlier reporting of talks on a potential Anthropic deal worth about US$45 billion. That is a reported possibility, not a concluded contract.
The Reuters account says it could not immediately verify the Financial Times report about Microsoft’s Texas lease, and that Microsoft and Nscale had not responded to requests for comment.
Sources and evidence- Microsoft rejects multibillion-dollar AI deal with UK's Nscale, FT reports – Global Banking & Finance Review: Reuters reports that Microsoft rejected an option to more than double its existing Nscale Texas computing-power agreement; it also reports Microsoft’s withdrawal from Nscale’s Loughton project after power delays, and references earlier reporting of potential Anthropic contract talks.
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