FILE - The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)FILE - The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)FILE - The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)FILE - The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)JACKSON, Miss. -- Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. The data center, called MACROHARDRR, is being built in Mississippi’s DeSoto County near Memphis, Tennessee. The announcement comes as xAI faces scrutiny over its data center projects in the Memphis area. xAI is expected to begin data center operations in Southaven next month.

Source: ABC News January 10, 2026 02:14 UTC