Trump could exempt xAI from air-emissions permit
President Donald Trump could potentially exempt a large portion of heavy industry from emissions standards. Here’s what that could mean for xAI in Memphis.
Topic: Elon Musk
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March 2025
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More than 200 gather outside Tesla to protest Elon Musk
Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has received criticism lately for his work with the Trump administration.
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XAI building new data center in Whitehaven
It sits a few hundred yards from the Tennessee Valley Authority Southaven Combined Cycle Plant. The plant will provide a power source for the energy-intensive data center.
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February 2025
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Conaway: Eight Tennessee volunteers could save us — but we only need four
No core principles would be abandoned. In fact, those four would become the most important members of Congress, and their tiny caucus the most impactful in the entire body.
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Political Roundup: NYC mayor dropped charges recall Ford Sr. case
Also, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn goes to the White House with the new FBI director, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen tracks Trump and the City Council walks the line with Elon Musk.
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Why Elon Musk chose Memphis for xAI facility
At the end of a product-release broadcast on X, Elon Musk explained why xAI chose the Bluff City and the former Electrolux building in Southwest Memphis.
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Conaway: Bottled arrogance, just in time for Valentine’s
Dan Conaway writes, “We’ve been chosen as the test market for a new men’s cologne just in time for Valentine’s Day: Elon Musk.”
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Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI. Its CEO says ‘no thank you’
Musk bought Twitter, now called X, for $44 billion in 2022.
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Political Roundup: Democrats and Republicans chart courses ahead
In a new world, Democrats are deciding how to climb back after last year’s defeat while Republicans are making their next moves across Tennessee.
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XAI has been slow to pay MLGW
According to copies of its bills, MLGW has sent xAI at least three notices that its electric and water service could be cut off.
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January 2025
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XAI opens path to work with Memphis-area businesses
“It is important to us as a company that we grow in Memphis. We want our fellow businesses to grow, too.”
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December 2024
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The xAI supercomputer needs power. Some worry what that could mean
Last week, xAI, the startup founded by Elon Musk, announced plans to expand its supercomputer. Now, environmental groups want to know what it will cost Memphis.
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Elon Musk’s xAI poised to invest billions of dollars in Memphis supercomputer
Tech giants Nvidia, Super Micro Computer and Dell are also eyeing Memphis for new manufacturing space.
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Future xAI expansion plans come with power questions
XAI’s planned expansion comes with a pressing question: Where would the project get its power?
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Elon Musk’s xAI poised to invest billions of dollars in Memphis supercomputer
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October 2024
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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot doesn’t share his views about the 2024 election
Musk has said he wants xAI to be the most “truth-seeking” artificial intelligence, its training not swayed by ideology. At present, its training appears to not be swayed by anyone, including Musk.
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XAI approved to lease 552 acres in Southwest Memphis for expansion
XAI is set to lease a site via CTC Property LLC, a California LLC affiliated with the Elon Musk company.
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XAI plans to lease 552 acres for Memphis expansion
A person familiar with the matter said the land would be used for future development for xAI and allow the company to build on its ongoing momentum in Memphis.
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September 2024
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XAI supercomputer to double in size by year end
Deemed Colossus, the xAI supercomputer is the “most powerful AI training system in the world,” Elon Musk wrote on X Monday, Sept. 2.
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August 2024
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Plans accelerate for Memphis greywater plant
After xAI’s supercomputer came online, the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence startup revamped its plans for a greywater facility to include other large water users.
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Permits not required for temporary xAI turbines
Environmental activists have raised concerns about emissions from the site as well as impact on the region’s drinking water.
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XAI to build greywater plant, could one day sell it to Memphis
The treated wastewater from the plant would replace demand on the region’s supply and save hundreds of millions of drinking water a year from industrial use.
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July 2024
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Here’s how xAI is training its chatbot in Memphis
The Memphis supercomputer is a “massive training center” for xAI’s chatbot Grok, a competitor of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Elon Musk said in a recent interview.
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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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