
Samuel Hardiman
Government and Enterprise Reporter at The Daily Memphian
Government & enterprise reporter @dailymemphian • Rhode Islander • #MizzouMade • Bison appreciator | Past: @memphisnews, @mbjmemphis & @tulsaworld
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Breaking News City of Memphis By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Updated: June 26, 2025 4:40 PM CT | Published: June 26, 2025 4:36 PM CT It remains unclear why Judge Mark Norris recused himself. (The Daily Memphian file) Judge Mark Norris’ removal of himself follows his recusal in the federal criminal case of the five former Memphis Police Department officers who were charged in relation to Tyré Nichols’ 2023 death.
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Public Safety By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Updated: June 26, 2025 11:21 AM CT | Published: June 26, 2025 11:21 AM CT (From left to right): Justin Smith, Desmond Mills Jr., Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III and Tadarrius Bean. (Credit: MPD) On Wednesday, June 25, the city’s private attorneys filed a motion requesting that the city, which is not a party to the case, be granted access to 16 sealed documents in the case.
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Breaking News South Memphis By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Updated: June 24, 2025 5:26 PM CT | Published: June 24, 2025 5:26 PM CT Emissions coming from the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputer August 9, 2024. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian) The city conducted the testing following community concern about Elon Musk-founded xAI’s use of natural gas turbines at its supercomputer in Southwest Memphis.
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Premium Metro By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Updated: June 22, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: June 22, 2025 4:00 AM CT In an interview with Y Combinator last week, Elon Musk shed new light on exactly what technology the company has in Memphis. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) Billionaire Elon Musk shed new light recently on exactly what technology his artificial intelligence company has in Memphis, and what his plans are for the future of xAI.
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Metro By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Published: June 21, 2025 9:05 PM CT FedEx founder Fred Smith spoke at a panel discussion at The Peabody on Thursday, June 5. (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian) FedEx founder and executive chairman Frederick W. Smith has died at age 80. Fred Smith Samuel Hardiman Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics.
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