Data CentersMonday, November 9
Musk says two more Southaven data centers will start running by the end of the year
The 5AM Memphis team
Elon Musk says two more SpaceXAI data centers will start running before the end of the year: Gun Range by the end of November and Spam in December. Those are Musk's projections, and they haven't been independently confirmed. Both are in Southaven, Mississippi, where dozens of dump trucks hauled loads to construction at Tulane and Stateline roads on Thursday, Nov. 5.
The two new Southaven sites are expected to hold 420,000 chips
- 420,000
- Nvidia GB300 chips expected at the two new sites
- 1.2 million
- Blackwell chips Musk expects in Colossus 2 by end of 2026
- 135 days
- pause the Memphis City Council approved on new data center permitting
Source: The Tennessee Tribune
Some Southaven neighbors say SpaceXAI's buyout offers are too low. Leo Awgowhat of Brookhaven Drive says Burch Realty Group offered $185,000, and after he countered at $225,000, he was told the house was worth about $195,000. Mayor Darren Musselwhite calls the buyouts voluntary.
Awgowhat's counter was above the $195,000 he was told his house was worth
Source: DeSoto County News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| First offer | $185K |
| Value he was told | $195K |
| His counter | $225K |
- Gun Range: about 220,000 chips to train AI models
- Spam: about 200,000 chips to handle inference
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