Former President Donald Trump held a dinner at the White House, bringing together a collection of influential leaders from the technology industry. The event, relocated from Mar-a-Lago due to weather, showcased the power and reach of the tech sector. The absence of Elon Musk, head of X and SpaceX, became a focal point of interest. Musk’s competitor in the AI space, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, was in attendance, raising curiosity about the reasons behind Musk’s absence. The dinner presented a significant opportunity for networking and the potential for future ventures within the tech world.
Guests at the dinner included: Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Tim Cook from Apple, Satya Nadella from Microsoft, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin from Google, Greg Brockman from OpenAI, Safra Catz from Oracle, Sanjay Mehrotra from Micron, Vivek Ranadive from TIBCO Software, Shyam Sankar from Palantir, Alexandr Wang from Scale AI, David Limp from Blue Origin, and Jared Isaacman from Shift4 Payments.
