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Benedict Collins

OpenAI halts £31 billion Stargate UK project over rising energy costs and regulatory deadlock

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  • OpenAI has paused its planned Stargate UK data center project
  • The company cited energy costs and regulation as causes for the halt
  • Stargate UK was slated to be well underway by Q1 2026, but little progress had been made
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