The top billionaires of Silicon Valley have gone from supporting Democrats to being all in on Trump. What happened?

Some industry observers told ABC News that the ostensible softening toward Trump by big-tech corporations reflects a new business landscape that is both heavily influenced by the president-elect and increasingly defined by the development of energy-intensive artificial intelligence products.

(Reuters) - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is among the Big Tech leaders planning to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Apple's Tim Cook will also be attending the event, Bloomberg News reported earlier in the day.

The start of Trump 2.0 marks a new Frenemy Era for Big Tech.

A Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist revealed that she quit her job at The Washington Post after management axed her drawing of billionaires—including Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner—bending the knee to Donald Trump.

Jeff Bezos' Amazon is reportedly licensing Brett Ratner’s documentary about Melania Trump for $40 million, set for release in late 2025.

The inaugural dais will likely host TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew; along with Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg; Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos; and X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in positions of honor.