A TIME investigation reveals data tying Musk’s AI data center to pollution surges in a historically Black Memphis area.

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Her message to Memphians is: she still fights for the little guy. But in a big blue city, and with Sen. Blackburn’s devotion ...

One Memphis community is continuing its push for pollution prevention. Residents in Box Town say they’ve experienced an ...

MATA does not have enough money to operate the trolleys even as it works to ready vehicles for a potential return.

MLGW will not be providing more than a small amount of power to xAI and that the Tennessee Valley Authority may not provide a ...

MLGW CEO Doug McGowen was recently interviewed on our local PBS affiliate about the utility company’s role in xAI’s newest ...

AI has hired 14 Meta employees since January as the battle for top AI talent continues.

Electricity rates have increased across the U.S. amid heat waves and demand from AI data centers. Here's how prices have ...

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, President & CEO of Memphis Light, Gas & Water, Doug McGowen, and VP of Corporate Communications of Memphis Light, Gas & Water, Ursula Madden, join ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — xAI is lending a hand to its neighbors in Whitehaven. As concerns continue over its operations, the company ...