Colossus: The race to build the world's most powerful machine in Memphis

Colossus: The race to build the world's most powerful machine in Memphis

XAI’s first Memphis data center Colossus dwells in a former Electrolux plant in Southwest Memphis. It is arguably one of the most valuable machines in the world controlled by someone with unrivaled wealth and galactic ambitions.

Tennessee Democrat Under Fire for Lunging at Republican in State House Vows to Oppose Elon Musk's xAI in Memphis - Tennessee Star

Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) on Monday attended a public hearing where the Shelby County Commission approved a resolution to hold a public hearing over the proposal by xAI, the artificial intelligence company owned by Elon Musk, to install methane gas turbines that will help power its Memphis supercomputer.  The Shelby County Commission on Monday approved the resolution by Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs, which called …

Public comments open for xAI's Memphis Data Center expansion

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A public comment period has opened for the Shelby County Health Department as xAI works to expand its footprint in south Memphis. This comes as the property has applied for an air construction permit for the existing Colossus Data Center, which operates 15 natural gas-fired solar turbine generators. But the permit has some environmentalists and those living in the area concerned as they spoke at a Shelby County Commissioners me…

Elon Musk's xAI is spending at least $400 million building its supercomputer in Memphis. It's short on electricity.

Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFPElon Musk wants to build a "gigafactory of compute" for xAI in Memphis.The company has already spent more than $400 million building it, public records show.xAI will need significantly more electricity than it currently has access to.Elon Musk has said his artificial intelligence startup xAI is building the world's largest supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, and documents viewed by Business Inside…