We joked about "President Musk" shortly after Donald Trump took office, but it turns out that wasn't far from the truth. Over the past few weeks, Elon Musk and his DOGE team wasted no time in trying to dismantle the American administrative state. They've illegally accessed the Treasury Department's federal payment system, pushed for USAID to be dismantled, and have also infiltrated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In this episode, we chat with 404 Media's Jason Koebler about what Musk and his young tech cronies are up to, and how it ties into Silicon Valley's approach to the new Trump administration.
Move Fast and Break Things: What is Elon Musk’s DOGE doing to the United States government? – 1:04
iPhone SE 4 announcement expected soon – 34:54
Elon Musk makes $97.4 billion offer for OpenAI, Altman declines in a tweet – 39:03
France wants to build a gigawatt of new nuclear plants to power AI ambitions – 41:27
Working on – 44:05
Pop culture picks – 44:48
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