Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to mock Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg
The Hindu
Pedestrian crosswalks in California’s Silicon Valley were emitting recordings over the weekend after a hack.
Pedestrian crosswalks in California's Silicon Valley were emitting recordings over the weekend that mocked US President Donald Trump and tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, according to widely shared videos.
Instead of the usual "walk" or "wait" audio instructions, crosswalk speakers at some intersections in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City played recordings that sounded like the tech titans.
"You know, they say money can't buy happiness, and... I guess that's true," the crosswalk audio says in one video posted over the weekend on TikTok, Meta-owned Instagram and Musk's social platform X.
"God knows I've tried. But it can buy a Cybertruck and that's pretty sick, right? Right? ... I'm so alone."
In another widely circulating video, a Musk-sounding voice emerges from the crosswalk signal and talks about Trump.
"You know it's funny, I used to think he was just this dumb sack of s***. But, well, when you get to know him, he's actually really sweet and tender and loving."
A voice resembling Trump's replies with a romantic request.
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