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Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems

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What happened

Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.

Key facts

  • Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:26:26 UTC.

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