Trumps pro-business, pro-innovation agenda hailed by tech leaders at White House dinner: Very refreshing change | Latest Tech News
President Trump and first woman Melania hosted more than two dozen tech leaders at the White House Thursday night, where they hailed the commander in chief for his “pro-business, pro-innovation” strategy.
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and company co-founder Sergey Brin have been among the Silicon Valley titans in attendance.
“Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation President. It’s a very refreshing change,” Altman told Trump at the dinner. “We’re very excited to see what you are doing to make all of our companies and our entire country so successful.”
President Trump and first woman Melania hosted more than two dozen tech leaders at the White House. AP
“The investment that’s happening here, the ability to get the power of the industry back in the United States … I don’t think that would be happening without your leadership,” the ChatGPT creator added.
Cook, who pledged to invest $500 billion of Apple’s money in home manufacturing, praised the president for “setting the tone such that we could make a major investment in the United States.”
“That says a lot about your focus and your leadership and your focus on innovation,” the iPhone maker added.
Gates, seated next to Melania, said he and the president have been discussing methods to take “American innovation to the next level” to “cure” and “eradicate” devastating ailments, such as polio, sickle cell and HIV.
President Trump sat next to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House. AP
When it was Brin’s flip to converse, Trump complimented the Google founder’s “really wonderful MAGA girlfriend.”
“Truly, every time I’m here, or in your presence, I’m so grateful … It’s like, I can’t believe it,” Brin’s starstruck girlfriend, Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, told the president.
Meanwhile, Brin praised Trump’s efforts to help artificial intelligence and up the strain on Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“You’re applying a lot of pressure to Maduro, and I think that is phenomenal,” Brin said.
He went on to reward Trump for “supporting our companies instead of fighting with them,” describing the shift as “hugely important” for technological development.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was one of the friends at the tech dinner. AP
On Wednesday, Google dodged a compelled selloff of its Chrome browser or its Android working system in a landmark antitrust case, where a decide slapped the company he had dubbed a “monopolist” with comparatively modest penalties.
“You had a very good day yesterday,” Trump told Pichai. “Do you want to talk about that big day you had yesterday?”
“I’m glad it’s over,” the Google CEO responded.
Tech leaders praised President Trump’s “pro-business, pro-innovation” strategy. AFP via Getty Images
Ex-DOGE chief and tech tycoon Elon Musk, who had a falling out with Trump earlier this 12 months, was notably absent from the dinner.
“I was invited, but unfortunately could not attend,” Musk, the pinnacle of SpaceX, Tesla and X, wrote on his social media platform. “A representative of mine will be there.”
The dinner, held in the White House eating room, was initially slated to be held in the newly renovated Rose Garden.
However, inclement climate compelled the event indoors.
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