xAI, Elon Musk and Memphis
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An xAI official provided new details about plans for the artificial intelligence company's second Memphis facility — but not how it will be powered.
SELC, NAACP, and Young, Gifted & Green appeal a permit granted to xAI for operating gas-fired turbines, citing potential legal and environmental violations.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation hosted a public hearing regarding an operations permit for xAI's greywater plant in Memphis.
The leader of xAI in Memphis confirmed what FOX13 had been investigating for days: The company is now working in Southaven.
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WREG.com on MSNxAI exec not disclosing plans for Southaven, MS siteMEMPHIS, Tenn. — xAI executive Brent Mayo said Tuesday the company currently has a presence in Southaven, Mississippi but would not confirm that the site was home to a new power plant that Elon
Elon Musk's plans to ship an overseas power plant to Memphis for an xAI supercomputer raise both interest and environmental concerns.
We know that the second iteration of xAI's AI supercomputer, Colossus II, is coming to Whitehaven. Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he "suspects' the power plant used to power xAI's Memphis supercomputers will be housed in Mississippi.
In their appeal, the NAACP and other groups argued that the SCHD put xAI profits over Black people's health, granting unlawful exemptions while turning a blind eye to xAI's operations, which allegedly started in 2024 but were treated as brand-new in 2025.