The biggest tech story of the year is Elon Musk’s rise to omnipresence and an unprecedented level of global power. In 2024, he managed to become the world’s most influential unelected man. He has the ear of the president of the United States and influence over the very agencies that would rein his companies. Those companies have become vital to the digital infrastructure of many nations. His purse makes US lawmakers genuflect or cower, his tweets make leaders around the world cheer or fly into a rage.
