Max Chafkin

Max Chafkin

@chafkin.bsky.social

Reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek and co-host of the new podcast "Everybody's Business." Also co-host of "Elon Inc." and author of “The Contarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs.” Msg me on signal: @chafkin.83

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Max Chafkin
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drivers will keep doing this as long as tsla and others pretend that fsd is, by itself, *safer* than a human. it makes intuitive sense, i know, but its just not true -- not even with waymo, which operates with human oversight (in a much more responsible way). futurism.com/advanced-tra...

futurism.comTesla Driver Killed After Self-Driving Mode Stops in the Middle of a HighwayA Tesla running Autopilot or Full Self-Driving was rear-ended after the car stopped in the middle of the highway, killing the driver.

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Jason Gale
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What has Covid left behind for the scientists who study dangerous viruses? @chafkin.bsky.social and I spent time with Bob Garry, whose shrinking Tulane lab offers a glimpse of what’s happening to virology just as the forces that drive outbreaks grow. 🎁🔗👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

bloomberg.comA Top Virus Scientist Stared Down Covid Lab-Leak Proponents. Now His Life’s Work Is at StakeThe battle over Covid’s origins has come for Bob Garry, who’s faced some of the world’s deadliest viral threats.

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Dana Hull
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NHTSA will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by deadly incidents in which people have become trapped inside cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comUS to Begin Work on New Car Door Safety Rules After Deaths in TeslasUS auto safety regulators will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by sometimes deadly incid...
Max Chafkin
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i wonder if the cybertruck would have been received differently if its ceo wasn't simultaneously embracing white nationalism, though this story makes clear that car buyers just really really don't want a weird looking car www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

bloomberg.comTesla’s Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel ComparisonsBoth automakers expected consumers to buy hundreds of thousands of their futuristic models per year. Tesla’s pickup is missing the mark by a wider margin.
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come join us if youre a bloomberg subscriber and mark will answer all your apple questions

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It's a pivotal year for Apple. From AI to its new CEO to a foldable iPhone, @markgurman.bsky.social answers your questions in a Live Q&A conversation with @chafkin.bsky.social starting at 1 p.m. EDT. Join the livestream: bloom.bg/43WXeSt

Max Chafkin
@chafkin.bsky.social

This enhanced games debacle reminds me of the last time a bunch of Thiel acolytes attempted (very clumsily) to star a sports company. From my book

Max Chafkin
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wrote about dem presidential hopeful and Epstein files advocate Ro Khanna, who is adapting as a large number of voters have turned against AI and tech wealth. Gift link www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

bloomberg.comEven Silicon Valley’s Congressman Wants to Rein in AIRo Khanna spent years cheering on the tech industry and building ties with wealthy donors. Now he’s pitching himself as a presidential contender with a wealth tax and tough talk about the “Epstein cla...
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On tonight at 11

Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle@moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social

TONIGHT: Trump calls the U.S. ceasefire with Iran on “massive live support” – the President floats a suspension of the federal gas tax as gas prices soar – & the Supreme Court clears the way for Alabama to use new voting maps ahead of the midterm elections.

Max Chafkin
@chafkin.bsky.social

Did anybody else think that the bread in the Atlantic story sounded basically identical to the Kirkland Signature Cranberry Walnut loaf (good loaf fwiw)

Max Chafkin
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Will be joining tonight to talk about the war, the markets, and the economy. See you in a few minutes!

Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle@moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social

TONIGHT: Americans voice their opposition for the war in Iran nationwide at “No Kings” protests – concerns grow for potential ground operations in Iran with 50,000 U.S. troops now in the region – & is Trump’s losing his grip on MAGA?