Nscale: Har tapt 16 milliarder på ni måneder

Datasenterselskapet Nscale has disclosed a $16 billion expenditure over the past nine months ahead of its planned stock listing on the SEC. The company has reported interim financial statements for the first nine months of 2026, revealing that major client Anthropic utilized an option during late September to secure additional computing capacity in a Tier 2 upgrade of Nscale's massive Monarch data center in West Virginia.

Nscale and Anthropic have 60 days to negotiate a deal, according to the company. In August, it was revealed that Nscale had entered into a $45 billion agreement for AI computing capacity with Anthropic. In September, Nscale, with Kjell Inge Røkke Aker as the largest shareholder, officially submitted an application for stock listing in New York.

The timing of the listing remains uncertain, as the FT previously mentioned a potential valuation increase of up to $35 billion, but there has been significant concern among global stock markets regarding AI companies. In October, Nscale reported that Microsoft had withdrawn from a data center agreement in Loughton, Essex, without specifying a reason.

The project faced delays due to a power shortage, as per Bloomberg. Earlier this week, the Financial Times reported, based on sources, that Microsoft had rejected an offer to more than double the size of an existing lease agreement for data center capacity at a Texas facility. Nscale also has significant operations in Europe, including Norway.

Anthropic, on the other hand, is preparing for its mega-IPO, which is expected to be announced in the coming week.