Washington:
Two tech-billionaires had an surprising meet at president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington DC on Monday. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have been noticed chatting briefly on the Capitol Rotunda forward of Trump’s inauguration.
Elon Musk and Google CEO Sundar Pichai chat casually. pic.twitter.com/SB80eycAWv
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The swearing-in ceremony in Washington, moved indoors as a consequence of glacial temperatures, is being attended by former presidents, overseas dignitaries, tech and enterprise executives, and an assortment of performers and celebrities.
A number of leaders from Large Tech are set to cheer on the stands for him. Even ones which have previously been his critic.
Tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is essentially pushed by the tech business’s want to affect coverage choices and keep away from regulatory backlash.
Tech CEOs are flocking to Trump’s aspect because of the looming prospect of Congress discussing rules on social media safeguards for kids and synthetic intelligence. Moreover, main tech firms like Meta, Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet are going through antitrust lawsuits, accused of monopolistic practices. This shift in allegiance is probably going a strategic transfer to affect coverage choices and keep away from additional regulatory backlash.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, has admitted that Trump could make a distinction to the AI scene. “I feel there are actual areas the place I feel he is enthusiastic about and dedicated to creating a distinction,” he mentioned throughout the New York Instances DealBook Summit.
Donald Trump, who would be the oldest individual ever inaugurated as president, has vowed to unleash a blitz of government orders undoing outgoing president Joe Biden’s legacy, and to launch rapid deportations of undocumented migrants.