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OpenAI pauses Stargate UK. April 9, 2026.
Reason: UK industrial electricity costs 4x higher than in the US. Regulatory uncertainty around AI copyright unresolved.
The project — 8,000 GPUs with Nvidia and Nscale, scalable to 31,000 — was a cornerstone of the UK government's AI Growth Zone strategy
Virginia residents pay more on electricity bills because of AI data centres. Now OpenAI won't build in the UK because electricity is too expensive
#OpenAI #Stargate #AI #Energy #Tech #UK #Infrastructure

The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News 1d ago

Manchester’s ‘dress rehearsal’ for life is getting homeless men back to work

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/04/manchesters-dress-rehearsal-for-life-is-getting-homeless-men-back-to-work/

The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7 17h ago

Planting 30,000 Trees Surpasses Goal for Regenerating a Rainforest on the Isle of Man

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/by-planting-30000-trees-trust-surpasses-its-goal-for-rainforest-reforestation-on-the-isle-of-man/

Viewline News 40m ago

📰 Navy scrambles to stop Putin spy submarines, as Ministers are told to crank up spending NOW

It emerged yesterday that the Kremlin had sent one attack sub and two spy submarines into the North Sea where they were able to observe vital undersea cables and pipelines serving the UK.

https://viewlinemedia.com/article/40973

#ViewlineNews #UKNews #UK

Hacker News 52m ago

Apple's New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom in the UK

https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/apples-new-iphone-update-is-restricting-internet-freedom-in-the-uk/

#HackerNews #Apple #iPhone #Update #Internet #Freedom #UK #Privacy #Concerns #DigitalRights

Apple’s New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom in the UK — Big Brother Watch

A recent iPhone software update is quietly changing how millions of people in the UK access the internet — and most people don’t yet realise the scale of what’s happened. With the release of iOS 26.4, Apple has introduced mandatory age and identity checks at the operating system level. In simple terms, your iPhone may […]

Big Brother Watch

CBC World 56m ago

U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month ‌in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1h ago

Tories scramble to fend off Farage on their home turf https://www.politico.eu/article/tories-scramble-to-fend-off-farage-on-their-home-turf/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Westminsterbubble #Britishpolitics #Demographics #Development #Referendum #Buildings #Elections #Transport #Vaccines #Politics #History #opinion #Tanks #Poll #UK

Tories scramble to fend off Farage on their home turf

Victory for Reform UK in Essex this May will be crucial to show Farage can turn polling success into actual votes.

POLITICO

CBC Top Stories 2h ago

U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month ‌in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss