Claude, one of my favorite AI agents, is taking over the Colossus supercomputer in Southwest Memphis. The “gigafactory of compute” was built by Elon Musk’s xAI.
It’s Voter Disenfranchisement Day in Shelby County, especially if you are Black. The Tennessee legislature is set to vote on whether to gerrymander the county into parts of 3 reliably Republican U.S. House districts. Downtown will be placed in District 5.
If you bought an iPhone 16, 15 Pro, or 15 Pro Max between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025, you have class-action settlement money coming.
Sunset Jazz returns to Court Square this Sunday with the Bill Hurd Jazz Ensemble. Free. 6-8 PM. Food trucks will be onsite. Blankets and folding chairs welcome.
Crawfish return to Momma’s Saturday afternoon. First batch at noon. Live music by Alexis Jade and the Gemstones. Jello shots.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and Memphis Filling Station has the following deals for teachers:
- Thursday: 20% off a pretzel and a pint
- Friday: 20% off a pizza and two pints
Flyway Brewing will host a vinyl record shop and swap Saturday from noon to 4:00. Local record stores and vinyl vendors will be there. DJs will be on hand to supply the tunes.
I’m typing this at the Memphis Chess Club, where there’s a Meddlesome beer tap takeover going on.
I’m gonna have to renege on my promise of a photo showing you what an “average” dinner at the Union Mission looks like… because last night turned out to be anything but average. Lucy Baptist Church came out with shredded chicken and fluffy biscuits, black beans, green beans, and dessert. My black beans had a huge piece of pork in them that practically doubled as a second entree. It’s still a little cold to stay out, so I will stay at the Mission again tonight, although I’m getting really short on money.
Back tomorrow with a Frupdate.
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