Nano Banana Pro: Google CEO Sundar Pichai posts photo of 2017 burger emoji controversy, Elon Musk replies
Google CEO Sundar Pichai stirred up a nostalgic tech in-joke on X following the launch of Nano Banana Pro AI image model. He posted a photo referencing the infamous 2017 burger emoji controversy, sparking a reply from Elon Musk. Pichai’s post used the abbreviation “iykyk” (if you know, you know) to recall the moment in October 2017 when the internet erupted over Google’s burger emoji design, which incorrectly placed the cheese layer beneath the beef patty, defying standard culinary practice for melting.
The attached image highlighted the original “incorrect” stacking (lettuce, tomato, patty, cheese) contrasted with the corrected version (lettuce, tomato, cheese, patty), a fix that was implemented in the Android 8.1 update to align Google’s emoji with platforms like Apple.
