MLGW could buy Tesla megapacks from xAI for grid resiliency
A megapack would provide 1.9 megawatts of power and cost about $1.1 million.
Topic: xAI
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July 2024
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Musk’s xAI could share greywater plant with TVA
A source close to xAI said it could share a greywater plant with the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA did not dismiss the idea.
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Musk says Memphis supercomputer has powered up
The billionaire was likely in Memphis this weekend.
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XAI supercomputer to turn on mid-August
All 100,000 H100 Nvidia chips for the xAI supercomputer have been received.
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Guest Column: Tennessee is successful when Memphis leads
“Without question, Memphis is a great city. Now, one of the world’s richest men wants to join us. We welcome and celebrate his investment, but aren’t surprised.”
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MLGW, xAI on ‘dual tracks’ to design greywater treatment plant
Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced its plans for a greywater treatment facility, running parallel to the greywater facility plans of Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company xAI.
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XAI plans to hire another 100+ for supercomputer jobs
The Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company will hire up to 120 additional people to create a “fiber team,” bringing potential staffing at the Memphis site to 320.
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Memphis xAI facility could be completed this month
The Elon Musk-founded supercomputer is halfway through construction, and the company’s preliminary engineering plans for its greywater plant are almost complete.
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June 2024
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Guest Column: Memphis is now ground zero for AI arms race
“Changing how the physical world operates is the real-world interface that will truly be transformative. Connecting the digital and physical worlds is possible and within grasp because of this AI computing center in Memphis.”
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Environmental groups push for transparency around xAI
Environmental groups are asking Memphis Light, Gas and Water to slow down approvals for xAI’s supercomputer construction in southwest Memphis.
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The xAI gigafactory could be ready this summer or fall
The supercomputer intended to power and do computations for Grok, the chatbot run by xAI’s artificial intelligence, could be up and running as early as August, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Memphian.
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Where will xAI rank among Memphis water users?
Information obtained by The Daily Memphian through a Tennessee Public Records Act request shows xAI could rank among the top-five Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers.
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Gov. Lee says state not part of Memphis’ pursuit of xAI
The governor also discussed education after the passage of the third-grade retention law during a Wednesday, June 12, visit to Winchester Elementary School’s summer-learning academy.
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Opinion: Reclaimed wastewater is a real solution
“It is a real solution to protect the quantity as well as quality of our drinking water and to serve as an economic-development tool for other industries with environmental commitments.”
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Behind the Musk deal: the largest economic investment in Memphis history
“The vision that (Elon Musk) shared, knowing that vision includes Memphis in the winning equation, that for me was a goose bump moment,” Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said.
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What does xAI’s arrival mean for Memphis’ water supply and electric grid?
The arrival of xAI’s “gigafactory of compute” could pose new challenges and opportunities for the region’s electric grid.
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Calkins: Elon Musk is great news for Memphis. (Don’t believe what you read on Nextdoor.)
Ted Townsend had to answer some questions about Elon Musk and xAI on Sunday. And he couldn’t very well duck them. They were from his mom.
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Political Roundup: Gov. Kristi Noem heads to Memphis, xAI and more
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is coming for the GOP’s Lincoln Day Gala. She was booked when it looked like she might be Donald Trump’s running mate, but much changed between the booking and the announcement.
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What we don’t know about xAI, what we know about Elon Musk and the space between the two
The known and unknown about Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer in Southwest Memphis dominated the conversation in a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”
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Exclusive: Other Musk companies could consider Memphis; supercomputer will use 100K Nvidia chips
A source who spoke with The Daily Memphian exclusively on Thursday shed light on why the company chose Memphis, including the city’s ample land at fair prices.
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Elon Musk-founded xAI to build ‘gigafactory of compute’ in Memphis
The facility could be worth billions of dollars and be one of the most advanced computing sites in the world.
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Leaders, lawmakers applaud xAI plans for Memphis as ‘historic’
Reaction to word of an AI supercomputer coming to southwest Memphis drew bipartisan support from elected and other officials in the city and the region.
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Elon Musk ate challah French toast in Memphis. But where?
While Ricki Krupp can’t confirm that Musk ate her challah, she’s pretty certain he did.
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