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Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s advisory board adds Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick ahead of tech summit

The chief executives of Uber and Tesla are joining an advisory board of 19 business leaders who will have the… Read More

Bill Gates

Bill Gates meets with Donald Trump, says president-elect can be like JFK on innovation

Bill Gates is making the rounds to promote his new $1 billion venture fund for cutting-edge energy technologies, and one of the… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella among tech leaders reportedly set to meet with Donald Trump this week

A who’s who of tech leaders are reportedly heading to New York City to meet with president-elect Donald Trump Wednesday.… Read More

F-35 jet

Lockheed Martin shares take big hit after Trump grumps about F-35 fighters in tweet

Today it was Lockheed Martin’s turn to feel the Twitter burn from President-elect Donald Trump over the cost of the… Read More

Iran Air

Boeing and Iran Air announce $16.6 billion jet deal, but what will Donald Trump do?

The Boeing Co. and Iran Air say they have signed a sale agreement for 80 jets, valued at a list… Read More

Reports: U.S. officials say Russia hacked DNC computer networks to help Trump win

The New York Times and Washington Post reported late Friday that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee to help Donald Trump win this… Read More

Boeing donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration … before Twitter tirade

The Boeing Co. donated its traditional $1 million to support President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration, days before Trump dinged the… Read More

Alan Mulally

After Boeing, Ford and Google … secretary of state? Alan Mulally talks with Trump

Update for 8:30 p.m. PT Dec. 10: News outlets are reporting that Donald Trump is expected to nominate ExxonMobil CEO… Read More

After meeting with Trump, Sprint chairman pledges to invest $50B in U.S., raising questions about a T-Mobile merger

After Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s company SoftBank acquired a majority stake in Sprint, he sought to merge the Kansas telecom provider with Bellevue,… Read More

Donald Trump: U.S. should cancel Boeing contract for new Air Force One

President Obama has expressed a deep appreciation for Air Force One, describing the current Boeing 747-200 planes as the best perk… Read More

Jay Inslee

Washington state and Washington D.C. are headed for a clash on climate change

A philosophical collision on climate change is inevitable between the two Washingtons. But how much that collision will affect Washington state is… Read More

Stephen Hawking

After Brexit and Trump, Stephen Hawking says we’re at ‘most dangerous moment’

World-famous physicist Stephen Hawking says Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump’s presidential victory serve as wakeup… Read More

Venture capitalists urge Trump to make entrepreneurship a priority in open letter

The tech community didn’t rally to Donald Trump’s side during his campaign — with a few notable exceptions — but… Read More

Asteroid inspection

NASA’s mission to snag asteroid faces questions amid Trump transition

House Republicans are voicing renewed doubts about NASA’s plan to have astronauts study a piece of an asteroid – a turn… Read More

Amazon Trump ornament

Trump ‘Make America Great Again’ ornament on Amazon gets ALL the reviews, the best!

Here’s a Christmas tree topper for ya — a small, red, baseball hat ornament that reads “Make America Great Again.”… Read More

James Sun

Seattle entrepreneur who starred on Donald Trump’s ‘Apprentice’ expresses fear, optimism after election

In 2007, Seattle entrepreneur James Sun competed on season six of NBC’s reality television series “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump.… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek: What Donald Trump’s presidency means for the tech industry

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election surprised the world this week, and the implications across the tech industry are vast.… Read More

Donald Trump taps PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel for presidential transition team

At least one prominent techie is happy about a Donald Trump presidency. PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel… Read More

Sarah Bird

LinkedIn and Moz CEOs react to Donald Trump’s presidential election win

As Donald Trump’s presidential victory continues to sink in, and his plans start coming together, more heads of technology companies… Read More

Daedalus crew

Here’s what Donald Trump, NASA and SpaceX need to do to get us to Mars

The “Mars” miniseries premiering on the National Geographic Channel is only the latest in a decades-long string of media projects… Read More

Donald Trump’s team offers transition details (and jobs) on GreatAgain.gov

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is now part of the government, at least online, in the form of a GreatAgain.gov… Read More

Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook urges employees to move forward in response to Donald Trump’s election win

Now that everyone has had some time to process the shocking presidential election victory of Donald Trump, reactions are trickling… Read More

Jeff Bezos congratulates Donald Trump, wishes him ‘great success’ despite president-elect’s past threats against Amazon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who once joked about blasting Donald Trump into space, congratulated the new president-elect in a tweet… Read More

Donald Trump. (Photo by Tom Pennington / Getty Images Photographer)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … This Getty Images photo of Donald Trump was the most downloaded of the election

Embed from Getty Images You know those iconic portraits of presidents, like John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan, that hang… Read More

‘This sh— will not stand.’ Tech investor Dave McClure delivers epic on-stage Trump rant

(Editors note: This story and the video below contain profanity). “I’m pissed off. I’m sad. I’m ashamed. I’m angry.” We… Read More

Jeff Bezos

What will President Trump mean for Amazon and Jeff Bezos?

As Donald Trump began his march to the White House last year, he became embroiled in numerous feuds. One that got a… Read More

This app will help you hook up with a Canadian to flee the impending Trump presidency

Last night, Donald Trump secured the presidency shocking pollsters, pundits, and many voters. If that outcome makes you want GTFO… Read More

Technophobe in Chief: Trump’s lack of tech experience deepens divide with industry

Donald Trump may be known for his no-hold-barred approach on Twitter, but technology is largely a foreign concept to the U.S. president-elect. “Mr. Trump, who… Read More

Tech industry tries to cope with the reality of a Trump presidency

Grief. Despair. Anger. Disbelief. Determination. And a little bit of hope. Those were some of the emotions expressed by leaders… Read More

Donald Trump cake

Food fight! Twitter users can’t get enough of that Donald Trump victory cake

It may be Taco Bowl Tuesday in the upper reaches of New York’s Trump Tower, but if there’s a victory… Read More

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