Elon Musk's AI can't stop glazing him, no matter the circumstances
Plus: MAGA tries to explain "quiet, piggy."
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Elon Musk’s latest embarrassment is being called out for his AI app, Grok, completely glazing him, no matter what the question is.
The ancient art of wabi-sabi gets a viral TikTok moment courtesy of Bobby Hill.
Some MAGA supporters are gaslighting the internet by repeating the lie that Donald Trump told a reporter, “quiet, Peggy,” not “quiet, piggy.”
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“Second-hand embarrassment”: X users notice Grok is overly positive about Elon Musk—to a ridiculous degree
Users of the social media platform X have noticed that the built-in AI, Grok, seems overly positive about its creator and owner of X, Elon Musk.
One X user asked Grok to pick between Musk, Peyton Manning, and Ryan Leaf in an NFL draft. Despite the businessman’s lack of experience with football, Grok insists that Musk would be the best choice. “Elon Musk, without hesitation,” the bot says. “He’d redefine quarterbacking—not just throwing passes, but engineering wins through innovation.”
“It’s got wabi-sabi”: Social media turns a “King of the Hill” clip—and ancient practice—into a viral trend
TikTok’s latest trend has users obsessively labeling everyday quirks and imperfections as “wabi-sabi.” While some find it sweet, others say the trend has already been ruined.
The audio fueling the trend comes from a King of the Hill clip where Bobby Hill explains to his dad that the slightly imperfect rose he wants to enter in a contest “has wabi-sabi.”
MAGA insists Trump said “Quiet, Peggy” not “Quiet, piggy” after he snapped at a reporter on Air Force One
President Donald Trump’s latest outburst at a female reporter has sparked a new conspiracy theory among his loyal supporters. Last Friday, during a flight aboard Air Force One, Trump told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, “Quiet, piggy,” after she asked about the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files.
The exchange, which was captured on both video and audio, quickly made headlines. However, Trump’s supporters online insist the president didn’t use the term “piggy” but instead said “Peggy.” They launched a defense of the president’s comments based on this claim on X.
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