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.

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.

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.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves joked about Elon Musk’s online “trolling” of world leaders, in a break from the UK government’s careful efforts to avoid responding to frequent criticism from the close Trump ally.

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the AI developer’s finance chief talked in detail about the company’s restructuring, Elon Musk’s legal actions and IPO best practices.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk loom large over this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.

Sarah Kate Ellis spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday: "It's a distraction — they're grabbing more power."

President Donald Trump was asked to address Elon Musk's criticism of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at an Oval Office press opportunity with reporters on Thursday. REPORTER: Does it bother you that Elon Musk criticized a deal that you made publicly that he said that he tweeted that?

Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S.

American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party.

Despite the solid job market and low 4.1% unemployment rate, he has to contend with headwinds like inflation, a budget deficit, increased tensions over trade, the fallout from his plans to curtail immigration and a persistent wealth gap.