President Donald Trump shakes hands with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during a U.S. Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2017.
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Microsoft On Thursday, it said it would donate $1 million to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund.
The software maker is now more closely aligned with high-value peers in the technology industry. Google said earlier on Thursday Donate $1 million For the Trump Fund, Meta provides same quantity December. Amazon was It is said Hope to make a similar contribution.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in December that he would personally donate $1 million and Axios Reports emerged last week that Apple CEO Tim Cook would do the same.
Musk, Tesla’s The CEO and world’s richest man has been advising Trump as he prepares to return to the White House after his inauguration later this month.
Microsoft also donated $500,000 to Trump’s first inaugural fund and the same amount to President Joe Biden’s fund, a Microsoft spokesperson told CNBC.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has met with Trump multiple times, including around possible acquisition TikTok was launched in the United States in 2020.
Microsoft hopes that under Trump’s leadership, the United States will push artificial intelligence policy in a favorable direction.
“The United States needs to develop a smart international strategy to rapidly support U.S. AI development around the world,” Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith wrote in a statement. blog post last week.
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