Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are putting pressure on big tech firms to explain their motives for donating to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. In letters to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, the lawmakers express concerns about the companies making contributions to “avoid scrutiny, limit regulation, and buy favor.” Over the past seve…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is under fire after Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) sent a letter accusing him of using political donations to gain favor with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. The letter comes amid broader concerns about Big Tech’s recent shift… IRONIC: Massachusetts, Colorado Dems Want Answers From OpenAI CEO On Trump Donation

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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet have formally asked Apple CEO Tim Cook and other “Big Tech” leaders to respond to questions regarding their million dollar donations to the Trump inauguration fund. Getting straight to the point: more…

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Several technology giants, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, have been putting up sizable donations for Trump’s inauguration, and this transfer of funds has caught the attention of two U.S. Senators, who are now questioning these firms as the motive behind them. Donations given for Trump’s inauguration are significantly higher than the sums Biden’s inauguration received; Apple’s latest amount is 23 times higher The actions of these technol…

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news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) 2025-01-17 11:41:00 appleinsider.com Apple didn’t donate to the inauguration directly. Image source: Apple Apple may not have donated directly, but CEO Tim Cook joined other big tech companies in donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund… Source

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Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are putting pressure on big tech firms to explain their motives for donating to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. The post Senators question big tech companies such as Apple out their donations to President-Elect Trump’s inauguration fund appeared first on Apple World Today.

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U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that he’s attempting to “cozy up to the incoming Trump administration” with the aim of avoiding regulation and limiting scrutiny. In a letter signed by Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Michael Bennet of Colorado, the lawmakers said that in the two months since the election, large tech companies have made “million-dollar gifts to President-elect Donald Trump’…

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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are putting pressure on big tech firms to explain their motives for donating to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. In letters to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, the lawmakers express concerns about the companies making contributions to “avoid scrutiny, limit regulation, and buy favor.” 
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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet have formally asked Apple CEO Tim Cook and other "Big Tech" leaders to respond to questions regarding their million dollar donations to the Trump inauguration fund. Getting straight to the point: more . . .

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