The Latest Breaking News from Elon Musk

While the splashy, star-packed season might not have lived up to the hype, there were still enough hilarious moments

Also: Elon Musk reaffirms his commitment to Tesla.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is in the United States for a high-stakes visit accompanied by four cabinet ministers. He is expected to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, but whether the visit could see relations between the two governments improve is the subject of debate.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pledged to be less involved in politics and assured investors he would remain at the helm of the company for the next five years. His remarks triggered a brief intraday rebound in Tesla shares.

From Elon Musk to his own board, anyone who has come up against the OpenAI CEO has lost. In a gripping new account of the battle for AI supremacy, writer Karen Hao says we should all be wary of the power he now wields

If the tech entrepreneur is successful in his bid to build part of the controversial project, it could mean billions more in the pocket of the world’s richest man

Donald Trump picks space force general to lead program to create anti-missile shield – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance

The president has expanded on his vision for overhauling the US’s missile defence system with space-based interceptors.

Hit to Tesla and SpaceX reputations comes as Musk grows less visible in White House role