Tesla is working on self-driving robotaxis trained by artificial intelligence. All it needs is a friendly government to clear away some pesky regulations.

AlexNet, created by Alex Krizhevsky, Sutskever and Geoffrey Hinton, used a deep convolutional neural network (CNN)—a powerful new type of computer program—to recognize images far more accurately than ever, kick-starting major progress in AI.

It was not the start to 2025 that Keir Starmer wanted or expected: In the early hours of New Year’s Day, Elon Musk lobbed a series of angry posts and allegations towards the British prime minister, engulfing his government in a very public fight.