According to a Guardian report, MZX — the SpaceXSI subsidiary running the Colossus II data center site near Memphis — is offering to purchase 418 properties in the Colonial Hills neighborhood of Southaven, Mississippi, located roughly half a mile from the powerplant supplying its Grok-powering GPUs. Real estate agents reportedly require sellers to agree not to join an ongoing class-action lawsuit over noise from the site's gas turbines, while the company says the land is needed for business purposes and the mayor says it will house incoming staff.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-29
The Trump administration unveiled America.gov, a free chatbot meant to consolidate roughly 29,000 government websites into a single tool answering questions about tasks like applying for a passport, registering to vote, or tracking a tax refund. The bot, powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, currently only provides guidance and directs users to relevant forms and sites rather than processing personal information, though officials say it will handle form submissions and applications like Medicare enrollment next year. Users quickly tested the chatbot and found it gave answers—such as confirming Joe Biden won the 2020 election and that climate change is real—that contradict statements made by Trump and his administration.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-30
The New York City Council issued a subpoena to Elon Musk demanding testimony from him or another SpaceXAI representative at an Oct. 5 hearing before all 51 council members. The probe examines whether AI poses risks to public safety, cybersecurity, privacy and economic stability, following lawsuits alleging Grok was used to generate non-consensual deepfake pornography, including images of minors.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-28
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