Squawk Pod: Zak Brown, Mark Messier, & a CEO at Gracie Mansion - 05/19/26 | Audio Only

Summary

The episode covers New York Mayor Mamdani's outreach to bank CEOs, Anthropic's cyber threat sharing, Musk's lost OpenAI lawsuit, and sports branding investment by Zak Brown and Mark Messier.

• New York Mayor Mamdani meets with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs CEOs following backlash over wealth tax proposals.
• Partnership for New York CEO Steven Fulop discusses the tense relationship between the mayor and the business community.
• Anthropic updates confidentiality protections to allow broader sharing of cyber threat information from its Mythos AI model.
• A federal jury rules that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI, dismissing the case on statute of limitations grounds.
• McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown announces a personal investment in sports brand Game 7, co-founded by NHL legend Mark Messier.
• Mark Messier and Zak Brown discuss the growth of live sports and the appeal of game-seven moments in culture.
• The conversation touches on the sports media landscape, including franchise valuations and new sports like pickleball.
• Zak Brown highlights the potential of esports and simulation technology to increase fan participation in motorsports.