← Latest
Brief

Microsoft Quits Britain's Biggest AI Supercomputer

Microsoft dropped Nscale's planned Essex AI datacenter after warnings that grid power may not arrive until the 2030s, leaving the cleared site without a customer.

Share ↗
Microsoft UK headquarters site map at Thames Valley Park, Reading
Photo: Smithr32, CC BY-SA 4.0

Next edition

Microsoft Wants Companies to Distrust Their Agents

AI Secret

AI Secret Membership

Choose your edge.

Independent AI analysis. Your own agent to take it further.

AI Secret

AI Secret Membership · Step 1 of 2

Your next chapter starts here.

Enter your email to choose your membership. Use the same email if you already read AI Secret.

Already a member? Sign in

AI Secret

Your free daily briefing

Check your inbox.

We've sent a confirmation link to . Follow the link to verify your email and complete your free subscription.

Free membership includes the daily briefing. Paid Deep Dives require a paid membership.