xAI offers to buy Southaven homes if owners waive data center claims
Original title: xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise
MZX purchase letters require a release covering the Haley lawsuit over noise, vibrations, and the Southaven plant.
xAI subsidiary MZX is offering to buy homes around Southaven, Mississippi, if owners release claims tied to a lawsuit over a nearby data center and gas-fired plant. The Guardian reported a realtor said the company plans to purchase 418 homes and that 18 owners already intend to sell. Renters say they are being given 60 days' notice after landlords agreed to sell. The NAACP has a separate case over unpermitted methane turbines.
Unconfirmed: The 418-home figure and 18 pending sales come from a realtor and are not confirmed by xAI.
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xAI’s Southaven, Mississippi data center. | Photo by Brandon Dill / AFP via Getty Images A subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to buy up homes in a Mississippi neighborhood, as long as residents don't join a lawsuit targeting the company's nearby data center and power plant, according to a report from The Guardian.
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