Trump’s fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation

Published: 1 week ago (January 12, 2026 at 05:00 AM EST)

1 min read

Source: The Verge

Details

The Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House’s $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D‑MA) office reveal. In response to a Democrat‑led letter questioning Big Tech’s involvement in the ballroom’s construction, Microsoft couns…

Back to Blog

Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration

The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are true.”...

Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week. You can say goodbye to new DJI models.

It's the latest development in an evolving war between Chinese and American consumer tech products....

Xbox Cloud Gaming is working on launching an ad-supported tier for later this year

Gaming is rapidly becoming a much more expensive hobby than it used to be, especially on the hardware front. Microsoft could be looking to reduce overall costs...

Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-back of digital rights

Article URL: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/article-article-how-big-tech-shaped-eus-roll-back-digital-rights Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Details

Related posts

Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration

Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week. You can say goodbye to new DJI models.

Xbox Cloud Gaming is working on launching an ad-supported tier for later this year

Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-back of digital rights