Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

Elon Musk ensured he will remain “a friend and an advisor” to the Trump administration as he announced the end of his time as a special government employee, during which Musk oversaw DOGE’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce as part of efforts to slash US federal spending.

Musk said he had "done enough" and that he will step away from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the inner-government group that has slashed federal budgets and workforces. As he prepared his goodbyes, Newsweek looked back at Musk's time in government and asked experts on whether he will have a lasting impact.

As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

Elon Musk, the platform’s billionaire owner, recently said he needed to refocus on X following a string of outages and bugs with the social media platform.

Elon Musk — world’s richest man, major government contractor, top donor and adviser to the President of the United States and guy who pays to cheat at video games — ended his tenure as a special government employee on Friday with a cheerful goodbye and thank-you from President Donald Trump.

The city has notified some residents it is considering a new zoning ordinance that may require residents to lose access to their property, according to a city memo published by CN

Tesla's robotaxi launch could pose a challenge to Uber's progress in the autonomous ride-sharing market, according to analysts.