#tech-ceos

#tech-ceos

President Donald Trump welcomed a group of billionaire tech tycoons for an AI event at the White House on Sept. 4-gathering a host of industry leaders for a luxurious dinner. The billionaires included at the event were Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook, former Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su, Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Peter Kafka: My operating theory for all of the seating decisions is that the people closest to Trump are both 1) the most powerful people in tech, but also 2) people Trump recognizes. Like, I'm pretty sure he couldn't pick Alexandr Wang of Scale AI (now Meta) or Mark Pincus of Zynga out of any lineups. So to the end of the table they go!

You and your policies are really helping a lot,

On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump will dine with some of the most powerful business leaders in the newly renovated Rose Garden. Elon Musk, who didn't score an invite, will be eating elsewhere. The dinner is Trump's first official event in the garden since its much-publicized renovation, and it's expected to feature a who's who of CEOs and tech founders. The invite list boasts two dozen business leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.