Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is accelerating its expansion with a significant new infrastructure acquisition. The company has purchased a third building to massively scale up its computing power, aiming to establish one of the planet's most formidable AI training clusters.
xAI's Colossus Supercomputer Gets a Major Power Boost
According to official property records and a confirmation from Elon Musk on his social media platform X, xAI has secured an additional facility. This strategic move is designed to dramatically increase the capacity of its existing Colossus supercomputer cluster. The expansion is projected to elevate the system's training capability to nearly 2 gigawatts of computer power. This upgrade firmly positions the Colossus project among the largest dedicated artificial intelligence infrastructure initiatives globally.
Details of the New 'MACROHARDRR' Facility
The newly acquired building bears the distinctive name 'MACROHARDRR'. Sources indicate it is situated near Memphis, Tennessee. In his announcement, Musk revealed plans to transform this structure into a state-of-the-art data centre, with operations slated to begin in 2026. Upon completion, the facility is expected to house thousands of GPUs (Graphics Processing Units).
This development is a critical step in xAI's long-term roadmap. The enhanced infrastructure will allow the Colossus cluster to eventually scale up to a staggering 1 million GPUs. Such immense computational resources are essential for training the next generation of advanced and complex AI models. Industry observers have noted that the playful name 'MACROHARDRR' appears to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the tech giant Microsoft.
"xAI has bought a third building called MACROHARDRR. Will take @xAI training compute to almost 2GW. Try @Grok. Download latest app," Musk wrote in his social media post, directly linking the infrastructure growth to the capabilities of their AI chatbot, Grok.
Aggressive Hiring Push for Android Talent
Parallel to its physical expansion, xAI is also on an aggressive recruitment drive to bolster its engineering ranks. The company's Product Head, Nikita Bier, recently shared a hiring post aimed at experienced Android engineers. The call was for developers with over 10 years of Android experience to join a "lean, fast-moving team."
The recruitment pitch makes bold promises, assuring candidates of "an extraordinary amount of money" and an experience that will be "more fun here than any role in your life." The engineers will focus on developing Android applications for both the X platform and the Grok AI chatbot. Elon Musk personally endorsed this aggressive hiring stance with a succinct, two-word reply to Bier's post: "True facts!"
This marks the second such public call for Android engineers by xAI, highlighting the priority placed on mobile platform development. Reflecting the company's informal and direct culture under Musk's leadership, interested candidates have two application avenues: the official xAI jobs portal or by sending a direct message to engineer Attila Blenesi on X.
The simultaneous push for cutting-edge hardware and top-tier software talent underscores xAI's ambitious strategy to compete at the highest levels of the global AI race. With a supercomputer project of unprecedented scale and a team growing rapidly, Elon Musk's AI startup is making decisive moves to shape the future of artificial intelligence.
