Kara and Scott discuss President Trump's nonsensical trade war, and if there's an actual endgame to these tariffs. Plus, Elon Musk and his DOGE cronies get access to the federal payment system, and important information on government websites starts to disappear. Then, the winners and losers from Big Tech's recent earnings, and OpenAI in talks for a huge funding round.This episode was recorded on Monday morning, before news broke that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would be paused.Follow us on Instagram and Threads at <a href="https://www.threads.net/@pivotpodcastofficial">@pivotpodcastofficial</a>.Follow us on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pivotpod.bsky.social">@pivotpod.bsky.social</a>.Follow us on TikTok at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@pivotpodcast?_t=8eqFuISXr1a&amp;_r=1">@pivotpodcast</a>.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at <a href="http://nymag.com/pivot">nymag.com/pivot</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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Every Tuesday and Friday, tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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