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title: "Microsoft terminates UK data center agreement with Nscale"
description: "Most outlets reported that Microsoft has ended its data center agreement with Nscale ahead of the company’s IPO, citing a Telegraph report. The News International emphasized the termination and described it as Microsoft “quietly exiting” the deal. The Express Tribune also covered the withdrawal but noted in passing that Nscale claims its relationship with Microsoft remains strong."
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# Microsoft terminates UK data center agreement with Nscale

technology · updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:33 PM PKT · 18–19 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Microsoft has terminated its data center agreement with Nscale, citing a Telegraph report. The News International emphasized the quiet exit and noted the termination of Nscale's two largest clients, while The Express Tribune highlighted Nscale's statement that its relationship with Microsoft remains strong.

## How it developed

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### 19 Oct 2026 — Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions (1 outlet)

- **Hum News English** — [Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions](https://humenglish.com/latest/microsoft-exits-data-centre-deal-in-blow-to-uk-ai-ambitions/) · 19 Oct 2026, 5:33 PM PKT
  > Microsoft confirmed Monday that it has pulled out of a UK AI data centre deal with British start-up Nscale, in a blow to the country's artificial intelligence ambitions. The US technology giant agreed last year to lease computing capacity from AI infrastructure provider Nscale, which is backed by chip titan Nvidia, at a planned data centre in Loughton, northeast of London. A Microsoft spokesper...

### 18 Oct 2026 — Microsoft terminates UK data center agreement with Nscale (2 outlets)

> Most outlets reported that Microsoft has ended its data center agreement with Nscale ahead of the company’s IPO, citing a Telegraph report. The News International emphasized the termination and described it as Microsoft “quietly exiting” the deal. The Express Tribune also covered the withdrawal but noted in passing that Nscale claims its relationship with Microsoft remains strong.

- **The Express Tribune** — [Microsoft pulls out of UK data center deal with Nscale, Telegraph reports](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635573/microsoft-pulls-out-of-uk-data-center-deal-with-nscale-telegraph-reports) · 18 Oct 2026, 6:50 PM PKT
  > Nscale says its relationship with Microsoft remains strong despite the reported withdrawal
- **The News International** — [Microsoft scraps UK data center project with Nscale ahead of IPO](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1420393-microsoft-scraps-uk-data-center-project-with-nscale-ahead-of-ipo) · 18 Oct 2026, 5:10 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Microsoft has quietly exited a major data center agreement with British cloud and AI infrastructure provider Nscale.According to a report by Telegraph, the US tech giant recently has terminated Nscale's two largest customers.The canceled agreement centered on a planned data center facility in...

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