'South Park' mocks tech bros, Tim Cook, and ChatGPT

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Season 27, episode 3, of South Park features the show's patriarch, Randy Marsh, taking ketamine, referencing the drugs popularity among some Silicon Valley elites.

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  • "South Park" on Wednesday aired an episode packed with nods to current tech events.
  • The episode satirized ChatGPT users as well as Apple CEO Tim Cook's recent Oval Office visit.
  • It also took a jab at Silicon Valley elites
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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 22, 2025

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Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you

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Federal regulators probe Tesla over not properly reporting crashes involving Autopilot and Full Self-Driving

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A Tesla sedan is shown after it struck a parked Laguna Beach Police Department vehicle in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. in this handout photo
The NHTSA said in a notice that Tesla often takes months to report crash data that involves its driver assistance technologies.

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  • NHTSA is investigating whether Tesla correctly reported crashes tied to Autopilot and FSD.
  • The regulator said Tesla said it was an issue with data collection that has now been remedied.
  • Tesla and NHTSA did not immediately
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I work in advertising during the day and stand-up comedy at night. The jobs are surprisingly similar.

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Garron Chiu on stage doing stand-up comedy in Hong Kong.
By day, Garron Chiu works in advertising; by night, he performs stand-up comedy.

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  • Garron Chiu, now 37, was born in Los Angeles to Chinese parents and moved to Hong Kong as a kid.
  • He studied at an international high school and went back to the US for college.
  • Now back in Hong Kong, his work in advertising and stand-up overlap: both demand insight into people and culture.

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Kumail Nanjiani describes meeting Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg — and why Musk 'didn't like' the show 'Silicon Valley'

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Kumail Nanjiani said that he met both Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Neither were pleased with him.

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  • Kumail Nanjiani said that he met both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, and neither received him well.
  • Musk was "upset" because he went to "cooler parties" than the show presented, Nanjiani said.
  • Nanjiani said that Zuckerberg chastised him after a bit-gone-wrong at a science awards ceremony.

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