Post-DOGE, Elon Musk Faces Challenges at Tesla and SpaceX

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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It’s tech billionaire Elon Musk’s first official week following his stint in the Trump administration. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins and WSJ reporter Becky Peterson assess the record of the Department of Government Efficiency that Musk created and look ahead to the challenges he faces as he returns focus to his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	Hey, T&B listeners, before we get started, heads up. We're going to be asking you one more question
0:35.7	at the top of each show this week.
0:38.1	Our goal here at Tech News Briefing is to keep you updated with the latest headlines and trends on all things tech.
0:44.2	So we want to know more about you, what you like about the show, and what more you'd like to be hearing from us.
0:49.8	Our question this week is what other tech podcasts do you listen to?
0:54.3	That is, assuming, we are not the only one.
0:57.1	If you're listening on Spotify, look for our poll under the episode description, or you can send us an email to tnb at wsj.com.
1:05.4	Now on to the show.
1:09.5	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Monday, June 2nd. I'm Victoria Craig for The Wall Street Journal,
1:14.9	a new month and a new focus for tech billionaire Elon Musk. For 130 days, he was locked in on his
1:21.9	mission to dismantle bureaucracy in Washington, but today marks the start of his first full week officially on the outside of
1:30.0	the Department of Government Efficiency he created. Today, we'll take a look at his Doge report
1:35.6	card and discuss what's next as Musk brings full attention back to his bruised business empire.
1:44.7	Over the past four months, plenty of ink has been spilled on the twists and turns of Elon Musk's
1:50.4	slash and burn strategy at Doge.
1:53.0	This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy.
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