Ellison (centre) speaks as Trump and Son (right) listen in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on Jan 21, 2025, in Washington. In the first 48 hours of Trump’s second term, the 80-year-old Silicon Valley veteran has become central to two pressing issues: the fate of TikTok and the growing infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence. — AP
WASHINGTON: US tech titans Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are taking a prominent place in the new Trump era, but another player from another era – Oracle boss Larry Ellison – is making a surprise return.
In the first 48 hours of Trump’s second term, the 80-year-old Silicon Valley veteran has become central to two pressing issues: the fate of TikTok and the growing infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence.
