WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is taking our country to a new level,\u201d he said at the center of a long table surrounded by what he described as \u201chigh IQ people.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was the latest example of a delicate two-way courtship between Trump and tech leaders, several of whom attended his inauguration. Trump has exulted in the attention from some of the world\u2019s most successful businesspeople, while the companies are eager to remain on the good side of the mercurial president.<\/p>\n
While the executives praised Trump and talked about their hopes for technological advancement, the Republican president was focused on dollar signs. He went around the table and asked executives how much they were investing in the country.<\/p>\n
Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg, who sat to Trump\u2019s right, said $600 billion. Apple\u2019s Tim Cook said the same. Google\u2019s Sundar Pichai said $250 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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