Elon Musk took heat at chaotic Memphis data center moratorium vote

A Memphis City Council meeting that took focus on data centers turned chaotic. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect A Memphis City Council meeting turned chaotic after a vote to delay a vote on a data center moratorium. Roughly 200 attendees packed the meeting, most of them opposing AI data centers. Council members repeatedly took aim at Elon Musk before voting 7-5 to postpone the decision. Elon Musk and his company's data center footprint in Memphis, Tennessee, repeatedly came under fire Tuesday during a packed city council meeting that descended into chaos. The heated Memphis City Council meeting, attended by roughly 200 residents — many of whom held signs opposing data centers — was ultimately shut down after council members voted 7-5 to postpone a vote on a proposed data center moratorium in the city. Police were called to the scene as shouting from attendees consumed the room.