1 million: amount in US currency that two giants and a crack of the tech sector – Meta, Amazon and Sam Altman of OpenAI – have each pledged to contribute this week to finance the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump as 47th president of the United States. Billionaires from Silicon and beyond often accompany these donations with visits to Mar-a-Lago where they go to kiss Trump's ring, as noted by New York Times :
“Meta. Amazon. Sam Altman of OpenAI. Each of these Silicon Valley companies or their executives have pledged to support President-elect Donald J. Trump's inauguration committee with seven-figure checks over the past week, often accompanied by a pilgrimage to Mar-a -Lago to bow. Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, and Sergey Brin, Google's founder, who dined together with Mr. Trump on Thursday, were among the procession of technology executives who traveled to meet Mr. Trump one-on-one . Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, shared a meal with Mr. Trump on Friday. And Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, plans to meet Mr. Trump in the coming days. »
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