Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-10-15 02:12Group 1 - Microsoft plans to lease data center computing power from Nscale, located in Portugal, equipped with NVIDIA AI chips [1] - The data center, situated south of Lisbon, is expected to be operational by early next year, deploying 12,600 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs [1] - Nscale, a UK-based hyperscale computing service provider, recently completed a record $1.1 billion Series B funding round, the largest in European history [1] Group 2 - Nscale's CEO, Josh Payne, expressed enthusiasm about investor confidence and the alignment with the company's vision for scalable infrastructure in the AI era [2] - Following the Series B funding, Nscale secured an additional $413 million in Pre-C round SAFE financing, with participation from NVIDIA and Dell [1][2]