Big Tech Helps Fund Inauguration.
“Trump likes favors and he likes flattery and these are things that do win him over. And these companies have realized that it’s not enough just to be quiet and on the sidelines,” said Todd Belt, the director of the political management program at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.
“Donald Trump expects you to be vocal and defending him and active in what he wants to get done,” he added.
Meta and Amazon each dished out $1 million donations to Trump’s inaugural fund last week, followed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who said he would give the same amount from his personal wealth. BY MIRANDA NAZZARO ‘The Hill’
The new Administration will have a tremendous influence in how the big tech evolves over the next several years. AI will be of particular importance with data centers consuming more and more energy and space that increasingly strains existing infrastructure. Where will the next centers be located and who will pay for the energy costs? These are questions that must be answered and will be answered in the coming years with federal oversight playing an important role. They need to curry favor.
