Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Here is a 197-word summary of the key points from the news article: In the years following Donald Trump's return to the White House in 2025, major tech companies bent over backwards to gain favor with the administration. From making large donations to Trump's inauguration fund to directly paying Trump to settle lawsuits, firms like Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft provided financial support and made policy changes to appease the president. Apple CEO Tim Cook even personally delivered a gold statue to Trump. Google removed diversity goals, allowed its AI to be used for weapons, and changed maps to replace the "Gulf of Mexico" with the "Gulf of America." Amazon offered $1 billion in cloud computing credits to the Trump administration. Meta eliminated fact-checking on its platforms and changed hate speech policies to target LGBTQ individuals. Microsoft provided over $3 billion in discounted services. Elon Musk, through his companies and personal donations, was the biggest tech supporter of Trump, spending $277 million to back the former president and other Republicans. He even offered voters $1 million to vote for Trump, sparking legal concerns. The article documents the widespread efforts by Big Tech to ingratiate itself with the Trump White House.