Memphis Wants to Be the “Digital Delta.” Its Residents Want to Breathe.

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:05:06 GMT

The Memphis City Council narrowly failed to pass an 18-month data center moratorium Tuesday night, but instead approved a 135-day development pause. Elon Musk’s xAI has claimed the city as its “home,” building three hyperscale AI data centers in the Memphis metro area and looking to expand further. But the people who live there have […]

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