Technology & AI

Big Tech firms, semiconductor manufacturers, AI companies, and the federal bodies coordinating AI infrastructure permitting, chip export licensing, and data-center buildout. Covers chip tariffs, AI chip export deals, and AI-permitting executive orders.

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  Adobe Inc

  Business
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  Amazon

  Business
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  AMD

  Business
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  Andreessen Horowitz

  Business
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  Apple

  Business
• Applied Materials Inc

  Business
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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Business
• Broadcom Inc

  Business
• Buy.com

  Business
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  ByteDance

  Business
• C3.Ai

  Business
• Citrix Systems

  Business
• Council on Environmental Quality

  Government Body
• Coupang Inc

  Business
• Department of Commerce

  Government Body
• Department of Energy

  Government Body
• Department of the Interior

  Government Body
• Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

  Government Body
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  G42

  Business
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  Google

  Business
• Great Plains Software

  Business
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  HP

  Business
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  Humain

  Business
• IBM Corp

  Business
• Intuit Inc

  Business
• Leading the Future

  Political Committee
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  Magic Leap

  Business
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  Meta

  Media Outlet
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  MGX

  Business
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  Micron Technology

  Business
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  Microsoft

  Business
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  Nvidia

  Business
• OpenAI

  Business
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  Oracle

  Business
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  Palantir Technologies

  Business
• Perplexity AI

  Business
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  Qualcomm Inc

  Business
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  Ripple Labs

  Business
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  Silver Lake

  Business
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  SpaceX

  Business
• TikTok US

  Business
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  Uber Technologies

  Business
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  United Arab Emirates

  Government Body
• Veeam Software

  Business
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  WhatsApp

  Business
• Womply

  Business

Actions involving organizations in this sector, players affiliated with them, or sector-wide benefits.

• Government Action

  March 2026
  Trump's Interior Department generates record $164M from Alaska oil lease sale$163.7M
  Doug Burgum
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Moroun lobbies Lutnick before Trump threatens Gordie Howe Bridge
  Howard Lutnick
• Private Action

  January 2026
  ByteDance TikTok U.S. spin-out names MGX, Oracle, Silver Lake
  ByteDanceG42MGXOracleSilver LakeTikTok USEgon DurbanLarry Ellison
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump admin releases 35,000 Nvidia AI chips to Saudi Arabia's Humain
  HumainNvidia
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump and Lutnick cut a mining deal their sons stand to profit from$1.6B
  Howard Lutnick
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing
  Department of the InteriorDoug Burgum
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Corporations pledge funding for Trump's $300M White House ballroom
  AmazonAppleBooz Allen HamiltonGoogleHPMetaMicron TechnologyMicrosoftPalantir TechnologiesRipple LabsHoward Lutnick
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to AI PAC Leading the Future$25M
  Leading the FutureGreg Brockman
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to MAGA Inc.$25M
  Greg Brockman
• Government Action

  September 2025
  Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operator
  MGXSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump doubles India tariffs to 50% on day of Apple investment event
  Apple
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Apple adds $100B to U.S. manufacturing pledge, total $600B$100B
  AppleTim Cook
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Tim Cook gifts Trump gold souvenir during Apple tariff lobbying
  Tim Cook
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump deal makes Nvidia, AMD pay 15% of China chip revenue to U.S.
  AMDNvidiaJensen Huang
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump exempts Apple and other tech investors from 100% chip tariffs
  Apple
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump's SEC ends Biden-era Ripple Labs crypto enforcement case$125M
  Ripple Labs
• Government ActionBeneficiary

  July 2025
  Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centers
  Council on Environmental QualityDepartment of CommerceDepartment of EnergyDepartment of the InteriorFederal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

  Enables and accelerates the buildout of AI infrastructure to support the AI transformation

• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump's reconciliation law slips spaceports a $1B+ tax break
  SpaceX
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied for
  United Arab EmiratesSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Musk's DOGE guts IRS enforcement as SpaceX carries $1.9B in disputed tax breaks$1.9B
  SpaceXElon Musk
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project$1B
  United Arab Emirates
• Private Action

  May 2025
  UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake$2B
  MGXSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Government Action

  May 2025
  White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42
  G42United Arab EmiratesSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Government Action

  April 2025
  Space Force awards $13.7B in launch contracts; SpaceX and Blue Origin take the bulk$13.7B
  SpaceXElon MuskJeff Bezos
• Private Action

  March 2025
  Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump$1,400B
  Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms top MAGA donor Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
  Howard Lutnick
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
  Chris WrightDoug Burgum
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's Energy Department grants Commonwealth LNG first post-pause export license
  Department of EnergyChris WrightSheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Private Action

  February 2025
  X pays Trump $10M to settle 2021 Twitter suspension suit$10M
  Elon Musk
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump restarts stalled natural gas export approvals paused by Biden
  Chris Wright
• Private Action

  January 2025
  UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration$500M
  Peng XiaoSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Adobe Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Adobe Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Amazon donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Amazon
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Applied Materials Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Applied Materials Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Broadcom Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Broadcom Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  C3.ai donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  C3.Ai
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Citrix Systems donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Citrix Systems
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Coupang Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Coupang Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Dara Khosrowshahi donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Dara Khosrowshahi
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Google Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Google
• Private Action

  January 2025
  IBM Corp donates $750K to Trump-Vance inaugural$750K
  IBM Corp
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Intuit Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Intuit Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration amid admin outreach$1M
  Meta
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta pays $22M to Trump library to settle Facebook ban suit$25M
  MetaMark Zuckerberg
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Micron Technology donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Micron Technology
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Microsoft Corp donates $750K to Trump-Vance inaugural$750K
  Microsoft
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Nvidia Corp donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Nvidia
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Perplexity AI donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Perplexity AI
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Qualcomm Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Qualcomm Inc
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Ripple Labs donates $4.89M to Trump-Vance inaugural$4.89M
  Ripple Labs
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Samuel Altman donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Samuel Altman
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Timothy Cook donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Tim Cook
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
  Council on Environmental Quality
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Uber Technologies donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Uber Technologies
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Veeam Software donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Veeam Software
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Elon Musk donates $249.26M to AMERICA PAC$249.26M
  Elon Musk
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Toby Scammell donates $1M to Right for America$1M
  Toby Scammell
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Elon Musk donates $925K to Trump 47 Committee$924.6K
  Elon Musk
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Jan Koum donates $5.07M to MAGA Inc.$5.07M
  Jan Koum
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Safra Catz donates $1M to Preserve America PAC$1M
  Safra Catz
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Scott Blum donates $500K to Trump 47 Committee$500K
  Scott Blum
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Howard Lutnick donates $8.75M to MAGA Inc.$8.75M
  Howard Lutnick
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Larry Ellison gave Trump an undisclosed $45M as Oracle's business grew$45M
  Larry Ellison
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Marc Andreessen donates $845K to Trump 47 Committee$844.6K
  Marc Andreessen
• Private Action

  July 2024
  Ben Horowitz donates $2.50M to Right for America$2.5M
  Ben Horowitz
• Private Action

  July 2024
  Marc Andreessen donates $4.50M to Right for America$4.5M
  Marc Andreessen
• Private Action

  July 2024
  Peggy Johnson donates $500K to Trump 47 Committee$500K
  Peggy Johnson
• Private Action

  February 2024
  Emil Michael donates $1M to MAGA Inc.$1M
  Emil Michael

Derived from affiliations to organizations in this sector.

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  Ben Horowitz

  Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz · Private Sector Figure
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  Chris Wright

  Secretary, Department of Energy · Government Official
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  Dara Khosrowshahi

  CEO, Uber Technologies · Private Sector Figure
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  Doug Burgum

  Secretary, Department of the Interior · Government Official
• Egon Durban

  CEO, Silver Lake · Private Sector Figure
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  Elon Musk

  CEO, SpaceX · Private Sector Figure
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  Emil Michael

  Executive, Uber Technologies · Private Sector Figure
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  Greg Brockman

  Co-founder, OpenAI · Private Sector Figure
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  Howard Lutnick

  Secretary, Department of Commerce · Government Official
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  Jan Koum

  Co-founder, WhatsApp · Private Sector Figure
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  Jeff Bezos

  Founder, Amazon · Private Sector Figure
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  Jensen Huang

  CEO, Nvidia · Private Sector Figure
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  Larry Ellison

  Founder, Oracle · Private Sector Figure
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  Marc Andreessen

  Founder, Andreessen Horowitz · Private Sector Figure
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  Mark Zuckerberg

  CEO, Meta · Private Sector Figure
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  Peggy Johnson

  CEO, Magic Leap · Private Sector Figure
• Peng Xiao

  CEO, G42 · Private Sector Figure
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  Safra Catz

  Executive, Oracle · Private Sector Figure
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  Samuel Altman

  CEO, OpenAI · Private Sector Figure
• Scott Blum

  Founder, Buy.com · Private Sector Figure
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  Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

  Royal Family Member, United Arab Emirates · Government Official
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  Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

  Royal Family Member, United Arab Emirates · Government Official
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  Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan

  Chair, G42 · Government Official
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  Tim Cook

  CEO, Apple · Private Sector Figure
• Toby Scammell

  Founder, Womply · Private Sector Figure

• Crypto in the Family
• Donations In, Favors Out
• Donors, Cases Dropped
• Easing Up on Crypto
• Elon Musk / DOGE Conflicts
• From Donor to Diplomat
• Gulf Money, U.S. Favors
• Public Land, Private Hands
• The $251M Inauguration
• The AI Land Rush
• The Climate Rollback
• The Family Business Abroad
• The Fossil Fuel Comeback
• Trump Cabinet
• Trump's Megadonors
• Where the Settlements Went
• Who Got a Tariff Break