Not covered in the article are two critical reasons: 1. They're breaking environmental laws in order to meet power demands. xAI has already been busted on thi

Not covered in the article are two critical reasons: 1. They're breaking environmental laws in order to meet power demands. xAI has already been busted on this [1], but they keep finding willing accomplices in rural parts of the country to bypass public opposition or speedrun through regulatory exceptions [2]. 2. Companies seem to be fudging their numbers when it comes to GPU capacity & current workloads [3], likely to inflate their IPO valuations. I know Ed Zitron is a divisive figure but I've not seen any journalist on the other side of the argument provide the volume of data that he has. [1] https://www.selc.org/news/xai-built-an-illegal-power-plant-to-power-its-data-center/ https://www.selc.org/news/xai-built-an-illegal-power-plant-t... [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/musks-xai-draws-more-opposition-over-mississippi-power-plant-permit.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/musks-xai-draws-more-opposit... [3] https://www.wheresyoured.at/where-are-all-the-data-centers/ https://www.wheresyoured.at/where-are-all-the-data-centers/