xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise

xAI and its subsidiary MZX are reportedly offering to buy hundreds of homes around Southaven, Mississippi.

by Emma Roth

Oct 28, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC

Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

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 reportedly told one resident that xAI plans to purchase 418 homes, adding that 18 homeowners already have plans to sell. People who rent homes in the area report they’re already being forced out, with 60 days’ notice after their landlords agreed to sell.

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