{"id":22237,"date":"2026-03-09T15:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:37:28","slug":"from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"From press release \u2026 to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that\u2019s still a scaffolding yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nscale\u2019s AI project still in use as depot ahead of pledged completion date \u2013 with planning permission filed after Guardian\u2019s inquiries<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/09\/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments\">Revealed: UK\u2019s multibillion AI drive is built on \u2018phantom investments\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The press releases announcing a gleaming supercomputer on the outskirts of north London depict a glass and concrete building, rising from a tree-lined street. Accompanied by images of glowing blue robot faces, it looks like the centre of a technological revolution.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of this year, that artist\u2019s impression is supposed to be a reality.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/09\/from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/45d312c4e7dfd929c53972695558910b1b787e1b\/517_0_4686_3751\/master\/4686.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c79edafc9a4d0820f333377d046dd1ae\" title=\"From press release \u2026 to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that\u2019s still a scaffolding yard\" \/>Nscale\u2019s AI project still in use as depot ahead of pledged completion date \u2013 with planning permission filed after Guardian\u2019s inquiries<br \/>\nRevealed: UK\u2019s multibillion AI drive is built on \u2018phantom investments\u2019<br \/>\nThe press releases announcing a gleaming supercomputer on the outskirts of north London depict a glass and concrete building, rising from a tree-lined street. Accompanied by images of glowing blue robot faces, it looks like the centre of a technological revolution.<br \/>\nBy the end of this year, that artist\u2019s impression is supposed to be a reality. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nscale\u2019s AI project still in use as depot ahead of pledged completion date \u2013 with planning permission filed after Guardian\u2019s inquiries Revealed: UK\u2019s multibillion AI drive is built on \u2018phantom investments\u2019 The press releases announcing a gleaming supercomputer on the outskirts of north London depict a glass and concrete building, rising from a tree-lined street. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From press release \u2026 to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that\u2019s still a scaffolding yard<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22237"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}