(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 7, 2026 using handout satellite images obtained from Planet Labs shows the site of the future xAI Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee on April 5, 2024 (top) and the xAI Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee on July 6, 2026. Hastily built to meet the skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, these data centers are meeting stiff opposition across the United States. (Photo by 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP via Getty Images) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PLANET LABS PBC" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -EXISTING WATERMARKS MAY NOT BE REMOVED/CROPPED / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Victoria LAVELLE: "In Memphis, Musk data center pollutes mainly Black neighborhood"

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