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Investing.com -- Microsoft Corp. will rent capacity from Nscale at a data center in Portugal as the tech giant works to expand its computing resources to meet growing artificial intelligence demand.
The project will be hosted at the Start Campus data center park in Sines, located about 150 kilometers (93 miles) south of Lisbon, according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. It will utilize Nvidia Corp.’s latest AI chips and is expected to become operational in early 2026.
Microsoft faces increasing pressure to boost its available computing capacity amid surging AI usage. To address this shortfall, the company has been signing agreements with "neocloud" providers that offer high-performance cloud computing services.
This deal represents Microsoft’s continued partnership with Nscale, following similar arrangements to rent capacity in Norway and the UK.
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