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🗓️ 10 May 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter was… messy, to say the least, and now the multi-billionaire is the CEO of three different companies. That’s got investors wondering: can he handle it? And what’s the plan if he can’t?
To dive into this question, we’re talking to Dana Hull, Bloomberg News reporter covering Tesla, and Tim Higgins, author of Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century. Dana brings us the latest on Tesla, while Tim dives deep into the man behind the billions — and whether his Twitter bet will pay off.
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0:15.0 | I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars. |
0:31.0 | A lot has gone down since the last time we brought you our series on Tesla versus Detroit. |
0:42.0 | You may recall billionaire Elon Musk buying a little entity called Twitter, effectively disrupting all of Silicon Valley. |
0:51.0 | Now that the dust has settled a bit, we wanted to examine that purchase and explore the ramifications it's had on not only the world of tech, but within the greater Musk universe, spoiler alert, Tesla is a huge part of that. |
1:05.0 | To dig into how Tesla's benefited, we brought back Bloomberg News reporter Dana Hull. |
1:10.0 | She joined us before to discuss her coverage of allegations of racism at Tesla's factories. |
1:15.0 | And now she's bringing an update on how the company's fairing under the shadow of Musk's newest business venture. |
1:22.0 | Later we'll be joined by Tim Higgins, tech and auto reporter at the Wall Street Journal. He's the author of Power Play. |
1:28.0 | Tesla, Elon Musk, and the bet of the century. He's unpacking the lore that surrounds Elon Musk and discussing whether his Twitter bet will actually pay off. |
1:38.0 | All that's coming up next. |
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