Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems
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Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to launch next year but may be held back into mid-2030sA huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the ...
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to launch 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.
The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025, but power supply problems mean it now faces a lengthy wait before coming online.
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