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Mississippi Residents Say xAI Offered to Buy Homes to Avoid Lawsuit Over Datacenter Noise

Residents near Elon Musk's datacenters in Mississippi claim xAI is buying homes to prevent lawsuits over noise from power plants.

By Spark News Desk · 31 October 2026 at 08:21 UTC · United States

Residents in Southaven, Mississippi, say real estate agents have been offering to buy homes in exchange for not joining a lawsuit against xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company.

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Sources

‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise — The Guardian
Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust — Ars Technica

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