Leaders of Silicon Valley’s giants hope for a more permissive attitude on deals, antitrust and AI in the next administration
Leaders at top big tech firms rushed to congratulate Donald Trump on his landslide election victory as they sought to rebuild bridges with the president-elect — and his most influential Silicon Valley booster, Elon Musk — ahead of a transformative period for the sector. The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft posted supportive messages on social media on Wednesday, which stood in contrast to their more circumspect reaction to the results of the 2016 and 2020 elections.
“Biden didn’t push back on it; if the tech companies feel they are building a relationship with Trump, that might be their ask: help us get the Europeans off our backs.” In October, Trump said in a podcast interview that Cook had called him to complain about a recent EU court ruling that required the company to pay €13bn in back taxes in Ireland, as well as a €1.8bn antitrust fine in March for stifling competition from rival music streaming services.
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