The Southern Environmental Law Center sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency and the health department in Shelby County where the data center...
- Elon Musk 's AI startup, xAI, is facing criticism from environmental and health advocates for allegedly contributing to pollution in Memphis , Tennessee , by using natural gas-burning turbines at its data center without obtaining necessary permits.
"Despite installing nearly 20 gas turbines with a combined capacity of about 100 MW - enough electricity to power around 50,000 homes - xAI apparently has not applied for any air permits for these turbines," the letter, dated Aug. 26, said. It said the gas turbines emit large quantities of gases that exacerbate already poor air quality in Memphis.
He added the facility will provide a significant advantage in training the world's most powerful AI by December.The startup, founded by Musk last year and valued at more than $24 billion in May, was billed as a competitor to OpenAI, Alphabet's Google and Anthropic. It recently launched Grok 2 series of language models earlier this month.Aryna Sabalenka will face Lucia Bronzetti in the second round at the US Open. Here's how to watch the match.U.S.
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