OpenAI’s Stargate data centre project in Abilene, Texas. The president has backed policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered. The mutually beneficial alliance is causing concern among some conservatives. — Scott Ball/The New York Times
BEFORE President Donald Trump returned to the White House, tech titans tried hard to win him over with inauguration donations and Mar-a-Lago visits.
Yet once in office, Trump vowed to take on the industry, threatening to break up Meta, imposing tariffs on Apple’s supply chains and restricting AI chip exports.
