UK new car buyers drive a bargain as average discount nears £6,000

Motorists benefit as industry offers deals of up to 18% off to attract buyers for petrol, diesel and electric models

SpaceX reportedly mulling Tesla merger or tie-up with Elon Musk’s xAI firm

Rocket company examining feasibility of both options before potential $1.5tn stock market flotation, report says

The iPhone maker reported first-quarter earnings after market close

Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries

Waymo cars have been earning their stripes by getting used to zebra crossings while awaiting a government green light

Company reports second-quarter revenues of $81.27bn but posts slowing growth in key cloud computing business

World’s richest person targeting symbolic date in June for flotation of rocket company

Workers informed after message erroneously said affected employees in US, Canada and Costa Rica had already been told

Popularity of EVs in country is part of global trend of emerging markets spurning fossil fuel cars at surprising speeds

Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas

Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’

Delivery firm aims to overcome ‘choice overload’ using voice assistant in its UK app, with global rollout planned

Airline raises forecasts for profits and passenger numbers, after boss said spat with Tesla CEO boosted bookings

Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 70% of FTSE 100 as customers

Britain is losing more jobs than it creates owing to artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley research suggests