Despite a pledge made in January to spend $80 billion on AI data centers in FY 2025, a new report indicates Microsoft is already dropping some of its current data center leases.

TD Cowen analysts reported in a research note Friday that Microsoft had canceled leases with “at least two data private center operators” in the U.S., amounting to a few hundr

Microsoft has reportedly cancelled contracts with multiple operators representing gigawatts equal to two data centers.