Who Pays When the Anchor Tenant Walks? — October 18, 2026

Microsoft’s reported exit from an Nscale data-center deal raises questions about the Loughton project’s customer commitments and power timeline. The episode also covers Anthropic’s Point Tupper lease, voter concerns in Indiana, and opposition to data centers described by EL PAÍS English.

• Nscale Faces Setback as Microsoft Exits Data Center Deal — GuruFocus
• Anthropic Leases Nova Scotia Data Center in First Canadian Deal — BigGo Finance
• Hoosiers displeased with Trump and Braun in new Indiana voter poll — Indiana Public Radio
• ‘Water is for people!’: Voters across party lines push back against data centers ahead of the midterms — EL PAÍS English
• AI credit pricing and hyperscaler stocks — @zerohedge on X

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:35 Anthropic leases Nova Scotia data-center capacity

01:47 Indiana poll on Trump, Braun and direction

03:32 Opposition to data centers across the spectrum

05:03 Microsoft exits Nscale's Loughton deal

06:50 Nscale's Loughton site and Microsoft exit

Source links

• q106fm.com
• zerohedge.com

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