Elon Musk is not smiling: Oracle and Elon Muskâs AI startup xAI recently ended talks on a potential $10 billion cloud computing deal, with xAI opting to build its own data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
At the time, Musk emphasised the need for speed and control over its own infrastructure. âOur fundamental competitiveness depends on being faster than any other AI company. This is the only way to catch up,â he added.
XAI is constructing its own AI data center with 100,000 NVIDIA chips. It claimed that it will be the worldâs most powerful AI training cluster, marking a significant shift in strategy from cloud reliance to full infrastructure ownership.