xAI, City Council

Memphis City Council delays voting on land purchase agreement with xAI
City Council members voted to postpone any formal vote on a $820,000 land deal with xAI for a future greywater facility.
City council to provide updates on MATA, xAI
Tuesday is a big day for the Memphis City Council, with several big-ticket items on the agenda. Beginning at 9 a.m., we are set to get a quarterly update from the Memphis Area Transit Authority. In a social media post on Monday,
xAI wants to buy land from City near supercomputer
The request represents a rare public hearing for xAI since the project was announced in June 2024. xAI chose to forgo economic incentives that require disclosing investment and jobs numbers. It first went before a board when it sought to lease land from the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) of Memphis & Shelby County in October 2024.
Elon Musk's xAI looks to buy land from City of Memphis for wastewater treatment plant
Memphis City Council will weigh in on a possible land purchase agreement with xAI for a new wastewater treatment facility in South Memphis.
City councilmembers skeptical of xAI's attempt to build wastewater facility
"There are a lot of other issues with this xAI facility, but the silver lining could be this water treatment plant," she explained. However, south Memphis residents remain skeptical about any new industrial project in their backyards.
Elon Musk's xAI looks to double energy demand in Memphis: What MLGW said about the plan
The xAI facility in Memphis will be doubling its energy demand from 150 to 300 megawatts between its first two phases, MLGW officials said.
The Early Word: Feagins says board broke the law; city may sell land to xAI
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xAI wants to buy more land from Memphis, nearly doubles asking price for plot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - xAI wants to buy more land from the City of Memphis, and it’s willing to almost double the price tag. According to our news partner, Memphis Business Journal, the artificial intelligence company is eyeing 13 acres on Plant Road,
xAI seeks city property for water recycling facility
AI has offered to purchase about 13 acres of city property to build a wastewater recycling facility to cool the company's ...
xAI’s Grok AI chatbot will soon come to Google Play Store
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI will soon release the Grok AI chatbot through the Google Play Store, with people able to use the app for free without needing to sign in. Grok is an AI chatbot similar to ...
X debt shopped with $6B sweetener from Musk's AI bet
Wall Street banks are preparing to sell $3 billion of senior secured debt tied to Elon Musk's buyout of X (formerly Twitter), with a sweetener of a claim on X's stake in Musk's AI venture, xAI Corp.
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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 ...
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Grok xAI API Enhances Automation on On-Chain AI Platform Atua AI (TUA)
Grok xAI API integration powers real-time automation and intelligent decision-making for enterprises. Seattle, WA | — ...
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot app to become available for Android users soon
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is set to release an Android version of its chatbot Grok, currently available for pre-registration ...
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Grok users can now personalise AI responses and share files
Grok will now lets users personalise responses with names, pronouns, jobs, and interests while also supporting file uploads ...
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The Early Word: Mastry alleges racism in firing; xAI got MLGW cutoff notices
In a lawsuit filed late last week, Mastry said the issues began when he booked rapper Lil Wayne for a 2016 performance. The ...