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Feb 6
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Elon 3.0

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He’s discontinuing Tesla’s signature models, taking SpaceX public, and putting more chips on A.I. and robotics. As Elon Musk prepares for his next phase, will he rein in any of his excesses? 


And in this week’s Plus segment: Elon in Epstein files.


Guest: Faiz Siddiqui, technology reporter for the Washington Post’s Business Desk, author of “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk.”


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Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort.


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