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What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?

Dec. 17, 2024 18:55 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple's Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — have joined a parade of business and world...

Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?

Dec. 17, 2024 05:50 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years. Trump said the investments in building artificial...

Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago

Dec. 16, 2024 17:51 PM EST

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was “not going to lose" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone...

Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.

Dec. 16, 2024 13:16 PM EST

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump announced the planned investments, which are expected to focus on...