Musk Shakes Up European Politics

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Jan. 7. From the U.K. to Germany, the world’s richest man is causing a stir by wading into hot-button political debates. The WSJ’s Max Colchester and Bertrand Benoit explain what Elon Musk’s overarching goals may be, and how Europe is responding. Plus, the Pentagon labels Tencent, CATL and other major Chinese businesses as having ties to the country’s military. And Nvidia touts its inroads in robotics as a driver of future growth. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.0	From the UK to Germany, Elon Musk's European politics.
0:38.3	This has some echoes of what former Trump advisor Steve Bannon tried to do after Trump's first term
0:45.1	when he tried to kind of create a sort of coalition of right-wing groupings in Europe.
0:50.0	And obviously, Musk has the added advantage of actually controlling a major social media company.
0:55.7	Plus, the Pentagon labels several major Chinese businesses as having ties to the country's military.
1:02.4	And NVIDIA touts its inroads in robotics as a driver of future growth.
1:08.2	It's Tuesday, January 7th.
1:09.9	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,
1:11.9	and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your
1:17.1	world today. The Pentagon has added a number of well-known Chinese firms to a list of companies
1:24.3	that it classifies as military in nature, reflecting the Defense Department's
1:29.0	view that Beijing fuses commercial and military technology. Journal reporter Lisa Lin says that
1:35.6	more than 50 businesses and subsidiaries have been added to the list, including some of the
1:40.4	country's largest internet, battery, science, and shipping firms.
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