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The Briefing, 8 November 2026

The Briefing··1 min read

Welcome to Sunday’s briefing. There are no significant new workplace AI features to report this morning. The main news is DataVita’s revised power plan for its Lanarkshire AI datacentre, which will rely entirely on the National Grid.

Elsewhere in AI

DataVita’s planned Lanarkshire AI datacentre will depend entirely on the National Grid, replacing promised direct renewable connections, The Guardian reports. Read

Power and water constraints are slowing south-east Asia’s datacentre expansion; Thailand paused construction of 49 projects in September, The Guardian reports. Read

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