Engadget Podcast: Making sense of SpaceX's messy IPO (and its messier CEO)
The latest Engadget podcast discusses SpaceX's upcoming IPO, the company's lack of profitability, and Elon Musk's controversial actions, including encouraging rioters in Belfast.
In the latest episode of the Engadget Podcast, host Devindra Hardawar is joined by Slate's Nitish Pahwa to delve into SpaceX's planned IPO on June 12th. The discussion focuses on how an unprofitable company can justify an initial public offering and what it intends to do with the raised capital.
A key point of tension is the contrast between the tech and finance world's excitement over the IPO and Elon Musk's recent behavior, which includes encouraging rioters in Belfast. The episode also covers other tech topics such as reflections on WWDC 2026, Meta's silent addition and subsequent deletion of facial recognition code from its smart glasses, and Anthropic's Fable AI bringing Mythos' coding power to consumers.
Additionally, the podcast features a first drive of the Rivian R2 and a review of the Logitech Mobi Fold. The show is produced by Ben Ellman with music by Dale North and Terrence O'Brien.
