As he retreats from Washington, Elon Musk says he will spend “a lot less” on politics. Close advisers say he is eager to return to prior obsessions.

The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.

Elon Musk’s goons at the Department of Government Efficiency are using his own AI bot, Grok, to analyze potentially sensitive federal government data. A customized version of Grok, developed by Musk’s xAI company, is actively combing through government data, a person familiar with DOGE‘s activities told Reuters.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is seen onstage at a conference Monday in Seattle after a prerecorded interview with Elon Musk was played following the announcement that Grok AI, developed by Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI, will be available on some Microsoft platforms. (Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images)

Italian state-owned rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA said it might test Elon Musk’s Starlink for future projects.

Microsoft and Elon Musk team up to bring Grok 3 to Microsoft users amid legal battle between Musk and Open AI/Microsoft.

Initial searches indicated Musk had interned at Pinnacle Research Institute, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Rocket Science Games, but not Microsoft. Howev