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OpenAI pauses UK data centre, Meta launches Muse Spark

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Friday, April 10, 2026

OpenAI pauses UK data centre, Meta launches Muse Spark

OpenAI paused a major UK data centre project over energy and regulation concerns, while Meta launched Muse Spark across its products to take on OpenAI and Google directly. Anthropic blocked new OpenClaw subscriptions as service capacity buckled.

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One of the UK's biggest AI projects just stalled

Reuters

OpenAI pauses its flagship UK data centre project due to energy costs and regulatory challenges, undermining Britain's domestic AI infrastructure ambitions.

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Meta Reenters the AI Race with Muse Spark

Business Insider

Meta launches Muse Spark, its new flagship AI model succeeding Llama, integrating across its entire product suite and targeting health AI and multimodal use cases to reclaim ground in the intensifying foundation model competition.

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Atlassian Launches AI Visual Tools, Third-Party Agents

TechCrunch

Atlassian launched Remix, an AI visual tool that transforms Confluence data into graphics, plus three third-party agents for prototyping and app building. The move reflects the industry's shift toward embedding AI into existing workflows rather than deploying standalone AI platforms.

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OpenAI's CyberAgent and what it signals for AI security.

OpenAI

CyberAgent's 93% ChatGPT Enterprise adoption shows that enterprise-grade security, governance, and cultural support—not mandates—drive mainstream AI adoption and help organizations embed AI as foundational infrastructure rather than isolated tools.

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OpenClaw blocked

The Register

Anthropic has banned subscription access to OpenClaw and third-party tools using Claude due to capacity constraints and service strain, forcing users to pay for extra usage or API access. The move follows service outages and reflects broader challenges in balancing demand with infrastructure capacity as the company prepares to go public.

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