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Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else'

Elon Musk has announced that xAI has purchased a third building at its Memphis, Tennessee site to bolster the company's overall compute power to a gargantuan two gigawatts.

Tom’s Hardware

‘I thought you were exaggerating at first’: Memphis DoorDash driver goes to Aldi. Then she sees something that makes her want to turn back to Arkansas

While in Memphis, an Arkansas-based DoorDash driver went to Aldi to pick up an order. Shocked by the store’s lack of cleanliness, she filmed the rest of her experience.

The Mary Sue

Man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school avoids prison with guilty plea

A Tennessee man who fired a gun at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023 has pleaded guilty

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Elon Musk Accused Of 'Environmental Racism' After Building AI Supercomputer In A Now 'Noxious' Black Neighborhood

Elon Musk's xAI faces backlash and legal action as a supercomputer facility in predominantly Black South Memphis operates unpermitted gas turbines, drawing accusations of environmental racism and pollution

International Business Times UK

Brickbat: Killer Cop

Former Memphis, Tennessee, police officer Patric J. Ferguson has been sentenced to 38 years in federal prison after admitting to… The post Brickbat: Killer Cop appeared first on Reason.com.

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Steve Cropper obituary

Guitarist with the American band Booker T and the MGs who was also a successful songwriter and producer

The Guardian - UK

From Otis Redding to Booker T, Steve Cropper was a strong yet subtle force that shaped so many soul classics

The guitarist for Booker T & the MGs defined the sound of original R&B, co-creating soul anthems and proving himself one of the most influential musicians of the 60s

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Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T & the MG’s and Otis Redding, dies aged 84

Steve Cropper, the guitarist whose work contributed to define Memphis soul music, was best known as the guitarist in Booker T & the MGs.

Euronews

Songwriting legend and guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84

Steve Cropper co-wrote classic songs such as ‘(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’

The Independent UK

Woman Fatally Stabs Husband After Argument Driving Home from Funeral

A Memphis woman has been charged with second-degree murder after deputies discovered her husband had been fatally stabbed at the scene of a single-vehicle

The Fashion Central

Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts

A task force ordered by President Donald Trump to combat crime in Memphis, Tennessee, has made thousands of arrests

The Independent UK

Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city

The Independent UK

Tennessee judge blocks Trump's use of National Guard in Memphis but gives time for government appeal

A Tennessee judge has blocked the use of National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation by President Donald Trump but also put the order on hold, giving the government five days to appeal

The Independent UK

Judge considers Democratic challenge to Trump troop deployment in Memphis

City government declines to raise objection in court but state leaders and ACLU seek to block deployment of troops

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Axios

Homicides keep plunging in Trump's "hellhole" cities

New data show killings dropping dramatically in D.C., Memphis, Chicago and Portland, Ore., where Trump has focused his National Guard plan.

Sports Illustrated

Three Potential Ja Morant Trade Destinations if Grizzlies Opt to Move Star Point Guard

Breaking down possible trade destinations for Ja Morant if the Grizzlies chose to move the mercurial star after his suspension.

Sports Illustrated

What to Watch As the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings Debut

From crowded conference races to a wide-open Group of 5 field, the first CFP rankings on Tuesday will reveal what the committee truly values.

The Independent UK

Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

Hearings are set in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts

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The Independent UK

Hegseth orders military to provide dozens of lawyers to Justice Department

The secretary of defense wants the attorneys for assignments near the U.S.-Mexico border

The Mary Sue

‘This isn’t my first rodeo’: Memphis woman wants to buy sweatshirt from Goodwill. Then she looks for the tag

Every thrifter knows the rush of spotting the perfect vintage piece on a crowded rack. But one Memphis woman said she had to return to Goodwill twice for a sweatshirt she couldn’t buy because of one missing detail.

Sports Illustrated

College Football Week 9 Winners and Losers: A Little Bit of Memphis and Nashville

The year 2025 has been good to the Volunteer State.

International Business Times UK

Musk's Net Worth Nears $500B Again as xAI Eyes $20 Billion Nvidia-Chip Deal for Colossus 2 Data Centre

Elon Musk's net worth is on an upward trend after steeply dropping from a record $500 billion weeks ago. His venture xAI is planning a mega chip deal with Nvidia to power its supersize data centre in Memphis.

The Independent UK

Judge agrees to extend block on Guard deployment in Chicago while awaiting Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities over the objections of mayors and governors have brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings

The Independent UK

Trump faces mounting legal battle over National Guard deployments across US

President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the military in Chicago, Portland and other Democratic-led cities have brought an array of court challenges

The Conversation

HIV rates are highest in the American South, despite effective treatments – a clash between culture and public health

The American South has the highest HIV rates in the country, accounting for more than half of new HIV diagnoses nationwide in 2023. This is despite growing availability of a highly effective HIV prevention medication that has made it possible to live a long, healthy life with this once fatal…

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