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XAI properties appraised at $3.4 billion, documents show

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (52+ words) XAI properties appraised at $3.4 billion, documents show'Daily Memphian An aerial view of xAI's site at 5420 Tulane in Whitehaven Jan. 3, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) The appraisals for the two data centers help to determine how much Elon Musk's artificial…...

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BlueOval SK to see 150 layoffs as joint venture dissolves

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (147+ words) BlueOval City to see 150 layoffs as joint venture dissolves'Daily Memphian BlueOval SK will lay off 150 employees at its facility at Ford Motor Co.s $5.6 billion campus in Stanton, Tenn. (Courtesy Walbridge) The affected BlueOval SK employees at the Stanton, Tennessee…...

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dailymemphian.com > subscriber > article > 59815 > millington-solar-farms-frankie-dakin-don-lowry-renewable-energy

Millington restricts solar farms

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (176+ words) Utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the country with a projected increase from 290 billion kilowatt hours in 2025 to 424 billion kilowatt hours by 2027, according to January 2026 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. (Paul Sancya/AP file) With…...

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dailymemphian.com > section > businesstransportationlogistics > article > 59859 > ford-motor-co-charged-billions-sk-on-blueoval-city

Ford Motor Co. incurred billions in charges after ending SK battery venture

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (155+ words) Ford Motor Co. reported a $3.2 billion charge after it and SK On dismantled their joint BlueOval City battery-manufacturing venture in December. Ford will repurpose its Kentucky Battery One campus. Ford Motor Co. and SK On dismantled their joint BlueOval City…...

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dailymemphian.com > article > 59422 > memphis-business-elon-musk-spacex-and-xai-could-merge

SpaceX and xAI could merge, according to reports

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (184+ words) SpaceX and xAI could merge, according to reports'dailymemphian.com Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI could merge. (Sean Simmers/AP file) Elon Musk, the CEO of both companies, has spoken about putting artificial intelligence data centers in space in recent months....

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dailymemphian.com > subscriber > article > 59092 > with-musks-mississippi-turbines-controversy-meets

With Musk’s Mississippi turbines, controversy meets innovation

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (127+ words) An aerial view shows xAI's site at 2875 Stanton Road in Southaven. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian) On Jan. 8, a member of what appeared to be xAI's security team walked up to a Memphis television news reporter and showed her a…...