Late Night host Stephen Colbert has hit out at Elon Musk after the release of the new batch of Epstein Files, which seem to tie the billionaire to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, more closely than previously assumed.

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. ■

The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.