ChatGPT maker ‘ditches’ plans for flagship UK data centre over Britain’s sky-high energy prices
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April 9, 2026
THE maker of the ChatGPT AI chatbot has halted plans for a flagship UK data centre in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer. OpenAI claimed the country’s energy costs were too high. The PM has sought to make the country a global AI superpower. But the firm yesterday said it was pausing plans for its...
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