Musk Says "People Will Die" Over NYC's New Fire Commissioner
Elon Musk criticized incoming NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for appointing Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY commissioner, warning "people will die" because she has never been a firefighter. Bonsignore is a 31-year FDNY veteran who led EMS operations during COVID-19 and responded to 9/11. We break down her qualifications, the political context, and whether Musk's criticism holds up.
28 Dec 14min
China Just Deployed Humanoid Robots to Its Border With Vietnam
China has deployed humanoid robots to patrol border crossings with Vietnam. The UBTECH Walker S2 can guide travelers, conduct inspections, patrol corridors, and swap its own batteries for 24-hour continuous operation. Deliveries began in December 2025 under a $37 million contract. We break down what the robots actually do, how the technology works, what it means for workers, and where this fits in the global robotics race.
28 Dec 20min
15 People Are Dead. Tesla Was Warned About Door Traps
A Bloomberg investigation found at least 15 people have died in crashes where Tesla doors would not open. Elon Musk was warned about the design flaw in early 2016 during Model 3 development. Now federal regulators have opened a second investigation, lawsuits are stacking up, and Tesla says a redesign is coming. We break down the facts, the timeline, and what owners can do right now.
27 Dec 12min
DOGE Cut 271,000 Jobs. Spending Still Went Up.
The Department of Government Efficiency disbanded in November after cutting 271,000 federal jobs, the largest peacetime workforce reduction since World War II. But new data shows federal spending rose by $250 billion anyway. Elon Musk now calls DOGE only "somewhat successful" and says he would not do it again. We break down what happened, why the math never worked, and what Musk's government experiment reveals about the limits of disruption in Washington.
24 Dec 13min
Musk Says xAI Will Ship an AI-Generated Game by 2026 - EP#1184
Elon Musk's xAI is recruiting developers to build an AI-powered gaming studio from scratch. The company says it will release a fully AI-generated game before the end of 2026. This is not a research demo. It is a consumer product claim that puts xAI in direct competition with Microsoft, Nvidia, and traditional game publishers experimenting with AI. We break down what xAI is building, how the technology works, and what it could mean for the $600 billion gaming industry.
23 Dec 18min
How Musk Gained $150 Billion in One Week
Elon Musk became the first person in history worth $700 billion after the Delaware Supreme Court restored his $139 billion Tesla pay package. Four days earlier he crossed $600 billion on SpaceX's surging valuation. He is now worth more than the next three richest people combined. The path to becoming the world's first trillionaire is now in view.
23 Dec 12min
New NASA Admin Jared Isaacman NASA Townhall
NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, hosts an agencywide town hall to talk about his vision for the agency’s future and answer questions from members of the workforce.
22 Dec 47min
Musk Wins Delaware Court Restores Tesla Pay Package in Full
The Delaware Supreme Court just reversed a lower court ruling and restored Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla pay package, now worth $139 billion. The story behind this ruling involves a shareholder lawsuit, two rejections by a lower court judge, Musk's public attacks on Delaware, and a 49-page decision that says rescission went too far.
20 Dec 11min
