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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Elon's Endgame

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3.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As someone whose companies receive billions of dollars from the government, it’s worth asking why Elon Musk is so zealous about cutting government spending. 

Guest: Max Chafkin, features editor and tech reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek and cohost of the Elon, Inc podcast.

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