THE GRID SAYS WAIT | AI Cartoon by Zimbo

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Merv, the worried round-headed robot, strains to plug a giant plug into nothing - the fuse box says POWER SUPPLY: 2030s. Behind him looms a colossal green data center labeled Microsoft AI Data Center and NVIDIA. Issue the tabby cat watches, unimpressed. — Microsoft just pulled out of a British data-center deal after the power grid said it couldn't plug the thing in until the 2030s.Zimbo for AI News Page

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Reuters: Microsoft pulls out of UK data center deal with Nscale, Telegraph reports

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