An eccentric genius arrives in the United States from a land far away and becomes both extremely wealthy and hugely divisive. To his admirers, he is a messiah from another planet – a spaceman whose unique ways of thinking hold the key to humanity’s future.

Become friends with Elon Musk and, likely, the clock will be ticking. Characters as diverse as Silicon Valley tech moguls and Canadian alt-pop singer Grimes have all entered his personal orbit before later screeching out again, usually followed by some ...

Elon Musk has not just complained about Wikipedia’s perceived bias, he has built a full-scale alternative in his own image. Grokipedia, an AI-written encyclopedia tied to his xAI project, promises speed and “neutrality” while quietly encoding a very specific worldview.