Elon Musk’s Interview with The Economist & Lina Khan’s NYC Role 7/24/26

In a nearly 90 minute interview, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down with The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes. Beddoes shares her biggest takeaways from the conversation, including the most viral moments about AI regulation and Musk’s own relationship with the alt-right. Partnership for NYC President and CEO Steven Fulop discusses Mayor Mamdani’s appointment of former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan to lead the city’s Economic Development Corporation. He airs concerns about the appointment within the business community. Plus, Wall Street Journal reporter Gunjan Banerji discusses Wall Street’s rush to get first access to President Trump’s posts on Truth Social. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the White House’s newest round of tariffs.    Gunjan Banerji - 8:57 Zanny Minton Beddoes - 21:13 Steven Fulop - 36:15    In this episode: Gunjan Banerji, @gunjanJS Zanny Minton Beddoes, @zannymb Steven Fulop, @StevenFulop Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Melissa Lee, @MelissaLeeCNBC Eamon Javers, @eamonjavers Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.