Publicly Elon Musk couldn’t care less about attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, but privately he has a history of being the ultimate pick-me guy, according to the WEF’s former head of communications.

I would prefer to stay out of politics,” Elon Musk told his followers in 2021, on the platform then known as Twitter. Plenty has changed since then. The world’s richest man appears to have a new goal: upending Europe.

There is a buzzword at the annual meeting of the world's elites in the Swiss luxury resort of Davos: tariffs, although artificial intelligence has been another big theme.

Welcome to CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news, views and action on day 3 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

World's richest person and a Test and X boss Elon Mush is not present in Davos for the annual economic summit. He said he was invited but the World Economic Forum has said otherwise.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington's support for its ally, and the two also discussed Iran and Israeli hostages in Gaza, the State Department said.

Jamie Dimon’s comments follow JPMorgan’s decision late last year to drop a case filed against Tesla in 2021, which had sought $162.2 million plus fees over a dispute regarding stock warrant transactions.

Elon Musk doubts President Donald Trump’s new infrastructure plan for artificial intelligence, stating that the tech companies involved do not have the promised $500 billion for the project.

Argentina’s President uses second address to World Economic Forum to slam his critics and “the mental virus of the woke ideology,” saying it has “colonised the most important institutions in the world.

Jamie Dimon said that he and Elon Musk settled their differences. This seemingly concluded their row, sparked by a legal fight between JPMorgan and Tesla.

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Elon Musk called the chancellor of Germany "Oaf Schitz" on his social media platform X on Tuesday, responding to a video of the leader's comments on free speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.