Elon Musk isn’t afraid to commit to the bit. One day before he officially acquired Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, he shared a video on his account showing him carrying a sink into the social media platform’s former headquarters in San Francisco. “Entering Twitter HQ let that sink in!,” Musk wrote.
During Friday’s episode of the *All-In* podcast, Musk revealed that the video, which now has 1.2 million likes and 202,000 reposts, almost didn’t happen.
“Well, I think the store was confused because my security team was asking for any kind of sink, and normally, people wouldn’t ask for any kind of sink because you need a sink that fits in your bathroom or connects to a certain kind of plumbing,” Musk explained. “So, they’re trying to ask, ‘What kind of faucets do you want?’ No, I just wanted a sink.”
Musk added that the store almost didn’t sell them a sink out of concern. “The store was confused that we just wanted a sink and didn’t care what the sink connected to,” he said. “They were, like, almost not letting us buy the sink because they thought maybe we’d buy the wrong sink. It’s just rare that somebody wants a sink for sink’s sake.”
Representatives for Musk and X did not respond to a request for comment from *Business Insider*.
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### Major Changes After Musk’s Takeover
Twitter, now known as X, underwent significant changes after Musk completed his takeover. These included layoffs, office closures, and the discontinuation of the original blue checkmark verification feature.
Another notable development took place in March when Musk announced that his AI company, xAI, had acquired X in an all-stock deal. Musk wrote,
> “xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent. This combination will unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.”
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### Introducing Grok: Musk’s AI Chatbot
Grok, a generative chatbot powered by a large language model sharing the same name, debuted on the social media platform in November 2023. The chatbot can answer users’ queries both on X and in Tesla vehicles. It also has a dedicated stand-alone website.
While Musk has shared plans to expand Grok’s capabilities, the system has faced some challenges. In July, the chatbot was criticized after it shared several antisemitic posts, prompting xAI to issue an apology for its “horrific behavior.”
After a careful investigation, the company stated:
> “We discovered the root cause was an update to a code path upstream of the @grok bot.”
This incident occurred just days before xAI released Grok 4, the latest iteration of the chatbot.
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Elon Musk’s journey with X continues to unfold, blending technology and social media in new and surprising ways.
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