Techmeme: While businesses frequently try to get on an incoming president's good side, the past week's frenzy of tech leaders to woo Trump stood out from other industries (New York Times)

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New York Times:

While businesses frequently try to get on an incoming president's good side, the past week's frenzy of tech leaders to woo Trump stood out from other industries — It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.

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Financial Times:

Sources say it makes no sense for Elon Musk to target OpenAI with onerous regulation as co-chair of DOGE, given his remit is to find ways to slash regulation — Tesla chief's influence over Donald Trump encourages ChatGPT-maker into patriotic pitch to incoming administration

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Charles Rollet / TechCrunch:

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George Hammond / Financial Times:

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Andrew Lawrence / The Guardian:

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