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Max Chafkin

New York

writer for @BW and @technology. Some podcasts. Author of THE CONTRARIAN. Worse half to @lagorio. Email: m at maxchafkin dot com.

Articles

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Max Chafkin |John Tozzi

    If Democrats were to try to design, from scratch, the most electable candidate for president in 2028, they’d probably start with an outsider.

  • 2 weeks ago | businessinsider.de | Max Chafkin

    Peter Thiel ist einer der erfolgreichsten und umstrittensten Gründer und Investoren im Silicon Valley. Er war bei Startups wie Facebook, Paypal oder Linkedin involviert. Getty Images / Bloomberg Dieser Beitrag ist ein Auszug aus der Peter-Thiel-Biografie „Wie der Pate des Silicon Valley die Welt beherrscht“ von Max Chafkin. Das Buch erschien 2022 im Finanzbuchverlag.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Max Chafkin

    The very public breakup of the White House best buddies created a lot of social media entertainment on Thursday. But there’s a serious side to the fight, as Max Chafkin writes today about the fallout for the businesses at the center of it all. Plus: A supercharged Florida health-care hustle, and a troubling story about a vulnerability at the SEC. Help us improve Bloomberg newsletters: Take a quick survey to share your thoughts on your signup experience and what you’d like to see in the future.

  • 1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Max Chafkin

    Elon Musk over the past month has said he’s stepping away from politics, but he hasn’t really gone away. See his comments about President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” making news today (and Trump’s dismissal). Bloomberg Businessweek senior reporter Max Chafkin writes about all the demands on Musk’s attention. Plus: YouTube moves into Hollywood’s turf with longer videos. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up .

  • 1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Max Chafkin |Stacey Vanek Smith

    Get ready for more from Bloomberg Businessweek in your podcast feed. Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin are here in the newsletter to introduce Everybody’s Business (you can skip right to listening here). Plus: Microsoft’s CEO on its AI relationships, a scam affecting foreign care workers in the UK and the need for an American winner in Formula One. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.

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Max Chafkin (chafkin@bsky.social)
Max Chafkin ([email protected]) @chafkin
10 Jun 25

My theory on the Elon-Trump relationship: one part scaramucci one part Kim jong un

Bloomberg Podcasts
Bloomberg Podcasts @podcasts

Elon Musk's public feud with President Donald Trump has proven to be quite costly for the world's richest man, resulting in a $34 billion loss to his personal net worth within days. On this episode of the Elon, Inc. podcast, @chafkin, @danahull and @davidelgreco discuss what https://t.co/TUpriutUHq

Max Chafkin (chafkin@bsky.social)
Max Chafkin ([email protected]) @chafkin
10 Jun 25

Check it out!

Stacey Vanek Smith
Stacey Vanek Smith @svaneksmith

Very excited to have our new podcast Everybody’s Business from @BW @business featured by @ApplePodcasts! 🙏 This week you can hear @chafkin and I arguing about the tax bill, the price of gold and bar tabs. (Tl;dl I am correct on all counts. tho Max makes some good points) https://t.co/r1PB7F0GSO

Max Chafkin (chafkin@bsky.social)
Max Chafkin ([email protected]) @chafkin
10 Jun 25

Will be interesting to see if such extreme positions will appeal to NYC primarily voters at this moment https://t.co/yNTy9lQx1p