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Microsoft is tightening oversight of some data center projects, stepping away from those it deems risky, and debating whether to ink new neocloud deals

Microsoft Corp. helped create the "neocloud" boom, signing tens of billions of dollars in contracts with upstart data center operators …

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Microsoft is tightening oversight of some data center projects, stepping away from those it deems risky, and debating whether to ink new neocloud deals

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Financial Times: Sources: Microsoft rejects an option to more than double its Texas data center contract with Nscale, dealing a fresh blow to Nscale's ambitions for a $35B IPO

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