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PublishedOctober 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise

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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. A realtor going door-to-door in the Southaven neighborhood reporte
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