Microsoft reportedly quits Nscale’s UK data centre weeks before its IPO
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When a hyperscaler walks away from an anchor deal weeks before an IPO, it underlines how fragile early-stage AI infra narratives can be. If you're betting on a new data center or AI cloud vendor, underwrite site, power, and anchor-tenant risk yourself — not just the equity story.
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