As with SpaceX, then, Mr Musk is gambling Tesla’s future on AI, and his belief that he can harness his existing businesses to dominate the technology. Plenty of doubters have scoffed at his grand ambitions before. But never has Mr Musk put so much on the line. ■

Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year

Elon Musk has set the record straight each time the matter of the Epstein files arises. Though the Tesla owner is mentioned due to his email exchanges with the convicted offender, he has maintained his innocence regarding anything that took place on the island.

Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning after searching X's offices in as part of a probe into sexual deepfakes.

Musk responded to newly released Epstein files that include him, writing on X that he had “very little correspondence” with Jeffrey Epstein and did not go to his island.

The move followed a yearlong investigation into X and escalated a wider standoff between European officials and American tech companies over the regulation of social media.

"I would suggest looking in a mirror if you have any concerns about people's looks," Goldberg said.

"The reports about Grok raise deeply troubling questions," said William Malcolm of the Information Commissioner's Office.