Microsoft (MSFT) Withdraws From UK AI Data Center Project

Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) has withdrawn as anchor tenant from Nscale's planned AI data center project in Loughton, Essex, citing power supply delays. The Loughton facility had been expected to support Azure AI compute needs in the UK before grid connection constraints stalled progress. Nscale now faces a search for new hyperscale tenants for the Essex site after Microsoft's decision to exit the arrangement. Microsoft exiting the Loughton AI data center project only tells part of the story on its wider infrastructure buildout. We have also spotted 3 other big wins worth knowing about at Microsoft.