The discussion revolves around Elon Musk's recent plans to build a factory in Turkey, as reported by Turkish media. Walter Isaacson, author of "Elon Musk," and a CNBC contributor, joins the conversation. The discussion also touches on Musk's history with Saudi Arabia and the complexities of their relationship.
Isaacson mentions that Musk's focus is on building a next-generation, inexpensive, global car, with an assembly line first in Mexico and Austin, Texas. He also mentions potential places like Turkey and India for Musk's future factory locations.
The conversation then shifts to Musk's plans for highly automated factories, his ability to negotiate with world leaders, and his business strategy with Twitter. Musk reportedly mentioned a move to a small, monthly subscription model for Twitter, which came up during a livestream conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu.
The discussion concludes with Isaacson's view that Musk wants to move away from a pure advertising model and create a platform where users can post content and even get paid for it.
1. Turkish media reported that Turkish President Erdogan invited Elon Musk to build a factory in Turkey [Source: Document 1].
2. Walter Isaacson, the author of "Elon Musk", joined the discussion as an adviser and CNBC contributor [Source: Document 1].
3. Elon Musk has been in talks with Saudi Arabia about building a factory there [Source: Document 1].
4. Elon Musk's focus is on the next generation, inexpensive, global car that will first be produced in Mexico and will have an assembly line in Austin, Texas [Source: Document 1].
5. There are talks of Elon Musk potentially building a factory in Turkey and India [Source: Document 1].
6. Elon Musk has spent a lot of time going station by station, deciding what a factory should look like and what should be automated [Source: Document 2].
7. Elon Musk is moving towards a highly automated factory model [Source: Document 2].
8. Turkey is an ally and a member of NATO, an ally of the U.S [Source: Document 3].
9. India is benefiting strongly from the tensions between the U.S and China [Source: Document 3].
10. Elon Musk has a big footprint in China with Tesla [Source: Document 3].
11. Elon Musk is making his own batteries and battery cells [Source: Document 3].
12. Elon Musk is planning to have investments in many places [Source: Document 3].
13. Elon Musk has been reported to say that Twitter is moving to a small, monthly subscription model [Source: Document 4].
14. Elon Musk is planning to overhaul Twitter's economic model [Source: Document 4].
15. Elon Musk's live stream with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, was fascinating, discussing anti-Semitism [Source: Document 5].