In their appeal, the NAACP and other groups argued that the SCHD put xAI profits over Black people's health, granting unlawful exemptions while turning a blind eye to xAI's operations, which allegedly started in 2024 but were treated as brand-new in 2025.

The NAACP is appealing the Shelby County Health Department's decision to approve the use of gas turbines at one of xAI's Memphis campuses.

The head of infrastructure at Elon Musk's xAI has departed. Uday Ruddarraju spent a little over a year at the company, which also includes social media platform X. Update: Ruddarraju has joined OpenAI. "After an unforgettable ride, I’ve decided to move on from xAI and yesterday was my last day," Ruddarraju said on LinkedIn.

After months of backlash over alleged pollution concerns, xAI has finally secured an air permit covering some of the methane gas turbines powering its Colossus supercomputer data center in Memphis, Tennessee.

Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party called the America Party. But it remains unclear what formal steps, if any, he has taken to establish it.

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