Federal judges continue to declare most of Elon Musk’s activities in Washington to be probably illegal as the question of whether his 78-year-old boss will trigger a constitutional crisis becomes more pressing. At the same time, Musk has been making news in Silicon Valley, with a  report Monday that he and others want to buy OpenAI. The proposal may have been a feint, but Sam Altman did take the opportunity to make Musk look small. The OpenAI chief executive said no thanks to the $97.4 billion offer, but added he’d be happy to buy X off of Musk for a pittance by comparison. From Washington, reporter Josh Wingrove joins host David Papadopoulos and panelists Max Chafkin and Dana Hull. Plus, New York magazine tech writer John Herrman comes on to talk about how Musk’s businesses may be benefiting from his role as Donald Trump’s hatchet man.

Federal judges&nbsp;continue to declare most of Elon Musk&rsquo;s activities in Washington to be probably illegal as the question of whether his 78-year-old boss will&nbsp;<a href="bbg://news/stories/SN7VOXT0G1KW" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-11/musk-increases-attacks-on-judges-who-rule-that-doge-must-pause?srnd=phx-politics" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/SN7VOXT0G1KW">trigger a constitutional crisis</a> becomes more pressing. At the same time, Musk has been making news in Silicon Valley, with a <a href="bbg://news/stories/SRHTS7T1UM0W" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-10/musk-led-group-bids-97-4-billion-for-openai-control-wsj-says" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/SRHTS7T1UM0W"> report</a> Monday&nbsp;that he&nbsp;and others want to buy OpenAI. The proposal may have been a feint, but Sam Altman did take the opportunity to make Musk look small. The OpenAI chief executive said&nbsp;no thanks to the $97.4 billion offer, but added he&rsquo;d be happy to buy X off of Musk for a pittance by comparison. From Washington, reporter Josh Wingrove joins host David Papadopoulos and panelists Max Chafkin and Dana Hull. Plus, New York magazine tech writer John Herrman comes on to talk about how Musk&rsquo;s businesses may be benefiting from his role as Donald Trump&rsquo;s hatchet man.

Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire has granted the billionaire a degree of power and global influence that transcends the industries he’s reshaped. He is the leader of no fewer than six hugely influential companies, spanning electric vehicles to wartime communications, and their innovations could shape the fates of nations. 

Musk is polarizing, confounding and inescapable. And he is the biggest business story of our time. 

Each week, listen in as host David Papadopoulos convenes a panel of Bloomberg Businessweek journalists who are tracking Musk’s companies and the surprising ways they intersect. They break down the business mogul's latest moves and analyze what they could mean for us all.

Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire has granted the billionaire a degree of power and global influence that transcends the industries he’s reshaped. He is the leader of no fewer than six hugely influential companies, spanning electric vehicles to wartime communications, and their innovations could shape the fates of nations. 
Musk is polarizing, confounding and inescapable. And he is the biggest business story of our time. 
Each week, listen in as host David Papadopoulos convenes a panel of Bloomberg Businessweek journalists who are tracking Musk’s companies and the surprising ways they intersect. They break down the business mogul's latest moves and analyze what they could mean for us all.

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