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Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter
TechnologyThe Guardian6mo ago

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter

NAACP alleges artificial intelligence firm is violating Clean Air Act and polluting Black communities in Mississippi Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is facing a second lawsuit alleging it is illegally emitting toxic pollutants from its enormous datacenters, which house its supercomputers and run the chatbot Grok. The new pending suit alleges xAI is violating the Clean Air Act and was filed Friday by the storied civil rights group the NAACP. The group’s 40-page notice of intent to sue alleges xAI has been polluting Black communities near its facility in Southaven, Mississippi. The pollution comes from more than a dozen portable methane gas generators that xAI set up without permits, the notice alleges. Continue reading...

Methane Explosion Kills 34 Miners in Pakistan
Worldjerusalem-post23d ago

Methane Explosion Kills 34 Miners in Pakistan

At least 34 miners were killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan. The blast damaged a ventilation passage, complicating rescue efforts for trapped miners.

Musk’s xAI wins permit for data center’s makeshift power plant despite backlash
TechnologyThe Guardian5mo ago

Musk’s xAI wins permit for data center’s makeshift power plant despite backlash

Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its ‘Colossus 2’ in Mississippi Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI won approval on Tuesday to run 41 methane gas turbines at its “Colossus 2” data center in northern Mississippi. That’s nearly double the amount it has been operating. The turbines will help power xAI’s massive data centers, which house the company’s “AI supercomputers”, or giant arrays of advanced chips, which in turn pow...