Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale

Microsoft has signed a deal to rent $6.2 billion of AI computing power in Norway. The capacity will be provided by Nscale and Norwegian investment company Aker. The compute capacity will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and it seems to be from the same data center as announced earlier this year for OpenAI.

“We are incredibly excited for what this means for our customers, in Norway and across Europe, providing the latest and most advanced AI services from Microsoft,” said Jon Tinter, president of business development and ventures for Microsoft. “It is inspiring to see how Nscale and Aker are building cutting edge, sustainable AI infrastructure, and adding this facility to our comprehensive Microsoft cloud offering in Europe demonstrates our unwavering commitment to customers on the continent.”

Nscale's founder and CEO, Josh Payne, added: “Delivering one of the largest GPU deployments in the world reflects the unprecedented demand for compute and confirms Narvik’s role as a strategic hub for AI in Europe. It’s a powerful testament of Nscale’s approach – bringing together data centers, GPUs, and orchestration to accelerate access to AI compute while ensuring efficiency, compliance, and sustainability. We are excited to continue scaling our partnership with Aker with this milestone."