The Early Word: SpaceXAI goes ‘hard’ on data centers, and FedEx is growing
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SpaceXAI goes ‘hard’: Elon Musk seems to have quietly built a fourth Memphis-area data center.
FedEx gets bigger: FedEx Corp. is expanding its freight operations at the airport.
Woman sentenced for ‘stolen valor’: A Fayette County resident woman collected donations over a fake military history.
Road-rage suspect arrested: The man’s arrest is one of many being touted by the Memphis Safe Task Force.
Gone to pot: There’s a new Midtown coffee shop called Pot Headz, but they don’t serve cannabis-infused drinks.
Get stuffed: What do you get when you cross a pupusa with a birria taco? A birria pupusa!
No escape: The former Bluff City Escape Rooms space in Bartlett is about to reopen as another escape room.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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