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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

Bonus: The Discourse | Why is Elon Musk Cheating at Video Games?

Feb 7, 2025
06:59

Elon Musk is supposed to be running several companies and a new government department—so why is he also spending money to pretend to be good at video games?


Guest: Drew Harwell, tech reporter for the Washington Post.


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