Fact check: Musk's new compute claim is equivalent to Earth's total, not 500x
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-03
A user fact-checks Elon Musk's claim that new compute is 500x all computers on Earth at the Apollo era: it's equivalent, not 500x — while begging Musk to bring Grok back online.
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