Trump Basks in Tech Leaders’ Spending Vows at White House Dinner
Donald Trump speaks with Mark Zuckerberg at the dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House on Thursday.
Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg and Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook joined tech industry leaders in touting their pledges to boost spending in the US on artificial intelligence during a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump that highlighted his deepening relationship with Silicon Valley.
In his opening remarks, Trump addressed a key concern of tech companies: ensuring there’s enough energy to meet surging power demands from the data centers behind the AI boom.