Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

Critics of longtermism say it appeals to wealthy tech moguls precisely because it adds a sheen of morality to their masters-of-the-universe projects. They also say that the moguls’ ultimate goal is a utopian civilization of humans, biological and robotic, all A.I. enhanced.

Elon Musk said his electric automaker Tesla has been testing its self-driving Model Y cars on public streets in Austin, Texas, for the past few days "with no incidents".There was no one in the driver's seat during the tests,

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced a $300 million partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI to bring Grok to the messaging app.

Elon Musk promised his bankers they would not lose money on the $13bn they lent to finance his Twitter takeover in 2022. The world’s richest man has now largely made good on his vow after Donald Trump’s re-election helped rescue the debt deal.

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.