The Bigger Picture with Ramon S. Moses

xAI has brought billions of dollars in investment to the Memphis area—but what does that actually mean for the people who live here?In Part IV of The Bigger Picture: Memphis & xAI, we follow the money. We're looking at jobs, wages, property-tax revenue, neighborhood investment, opportunities for local workers and businesses, and some of the questions emerging around contractors working on xAI's massive expansion.We also look at the millions of dollars being directed back into communities

In Part III of The Bigger Picture’s xAI in Memphis series, we turn to the environmental questions surrounding xAI’s massive South Memphis operation. How much water is the facility actually using? What do we know about its impact on the surrounding community—and where does speculation outpace the facts? We sort through what’s documented, what’s disputed, and what Memphis still deserves answers about.

xAI seemingly arrived in Memphis at lightning speed—but the story didn’t begin when the company opened its doors.In Part II of The Bigger Picture’s xAI in Memphis series, Ramon S. Moses traces the story backward. How did Memphis become home to one of the world’s most talked-about artificial intelligence projects? Who was involved? What made the city attractive to xAI? And how did the project move from conversations and announcements to an operating facility so quickly?We’re stepping away from the

xAI’s arrival in Memphis has generated excitement, concern, controversy—and a lot of questions. But with so much information circulating, it can be difficult to separate what we actually know from what we think we know.In the first episode of The Bigger Picture, Ramon S. Moses takes a closer look at xAI’s growing presence in Memphis: the facts that have been established, the questions that remain unanswered, and the issues Memphians may want to keep watching as the story develops.This is Part I of a