The chapter delves into a Wall Street Journal article detailing allegations of boundary-blurring relationships with female employees at SpaceX involving Elon Musk. It discusses specific instances with four women at the company, including an ex-SpaceX intern who formed a unique connection with Musk. The podcast also covers Musk's concerns about fertility, allegations of inappropriate behavior towards a flight attendant, and his lawsuit against OpenAI.
This week we go to Cupertino, Calif., for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference and talk with Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter, about all of the new features Apple announced and the company’s giant leap into artificial intelligence. Then, we explore what was another tumultuous week for Elon Musk, who navigated a shareholders vote to re-approve his massive compensation package at Tesla, amid new claims that he had sex with subordinates at SpaceX. And finally — let’s play HatGPT.
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