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Donald Trump is US President for a second time. Despite a four-year gap in between terms, his administration is already hitting the ground running with significant overhauls, particularly within the technology industry. Ahead of his inauguration in January 2025, Trump’ s net worth soared to US $ 7bn.
The business mogul and US President has been continually meeting with big tech companies and investors like DAMAC Properties to discuss how they can support the new administration.
Already, billion-dollar investments have been confirmed with a range of organisations, including DAMAC, which pledged US $ 20bn to support nationwide data centre growth.
Likewise, CEOs of Apple, OpenAI, Meta, SoftBank and Amazon expressed congratulations to Trump on his election victory, with many even donating to and attending his inauguration ceremony.
It looks like technology and politics have never been more intertwined, with some technology companies perhaps hoping for greater support or assistance with AI. Although unclear, the next four years are shaping up to be transformative.
Trump 2.0: The story so far In the past, Trump has accused Meta and Google of being biased against conservative viewpoints on social media. He has also been openly critical of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which offers legal
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