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.

Internal docs show xAI paid contractors to "hillclimb" Grok's rank on a coding leaderboard above Anthropic's Claude.

Elon Musk’s xAI announced plans Thursday to build what it calls “the world’s largest ceramic membrane bioreactor,” according to Benzinga. The system will cool its Memphis data center using 13 million gallons of reclaimed wastewater daily.

The NAACP is appealing the Shelby County Health Department's decision to approve the use of gas turbines at one of xAI's Memphis campuses.

AI already operates a data center in Memphis, Tennessee, and has plans for a second facility in the same city.

AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and “completely irresponsible” safety culture at xAI, the billion-dollar AI startup owned by Elon Musk. The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company’s technological advances.

Elon Musk's xAI is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Environmental groups in Memphis filed a permit appeal to stop xAI from using gas-burning turbines to power its supercomputer facility in the area.

An xAI official provided new details about plans for the artificial intelligence company's second Memphis facility — but not how it will be powered.

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