{"id":14345,"date":"2025-07-22T21:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T21:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/14345\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T21:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T21:23:07","slug":"xai-begins-installing-computing-infrastructure-at-colossus-2%e2%80%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/14345\/","title":{"rendered":"xAI begins installing computing infrastructure at \u2018Colossus 2\u2032"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) &#8211; xAI has begun installing computing infrastructure at its expanded data center property in Southwest Memphis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The new facility on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2025\/07\/16\/xai-leader-shares-insights-about-building-worlds-largest-supercomputer-memphis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2025\/07\/16\/xai-leader-shares-insights-about-building-worlds-largest-supercomputer-memphis\/\"> Tulane Road,<\/a> dubbed \u201cColossus 2,\u201d will incorporate a minimum of one million Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) once completed by 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">On Tuesday,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xAIMemphis\/status\/1947724711968051414\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xAIMemphis\/status\/1947724711968051414\"> xAI Memphis<\/a> posted to X announcing that 110,000 GPUs are in the process of being installed, which will be \u201cpowered by a diverse array of energy sources, similar to Colossus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In mid-February we broke ground at our new data center at Tulane in Shelby County, Tennessee. We have begun deploying the initial phase of computing infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>This initiative includes the installation of an additional 110,000 NVIDIA GB200 GPUs, powered by a diverse array\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vsK3QyRkJq\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/vsK3QyRkJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 xAI Memphis (@xAIMemphis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xAIMemphis\/status\/1947724711968051414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">These include Tesla Megapacks, which the company says will provide critical support during peak demand periods, \u201censuring a stable power supply while safeguarding Shelby County residents from potential blackouts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Colossus 2 is expected to be powered within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Greater Memphis Chamber said in May that there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2025\/05\/08\/xai-will-not-install-turbines-other-data-center-memphis-per-greater-memphis-chamber\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2025\/05\/08\/xai-will-not-install-turbines-other-data-center-memphis-per-greater-memphis-chamber\/\">no plans to install gas turbines <\/a>at this site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/newsletter\/\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for our newsletter!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfpc96d0EDHinF_AovDBi4RNoKbBfRbCIJiTWqF7p1VNE6ZNA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here<\/a> to report a spelling or grammar error. 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