Protesters block entrance to xAI’s Memphis data center
Environmental activists block the entrance of xAI's facility at 3231 Paul R. Lowry Road in Southwest Memphis. They were protesting the gas-powered turbines May 1, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Demonstrators outside xAI’s Colossus I data center in Southwest Memphis voice concerns about air pollution in the area.
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xAI ColossusBrandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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