Off-topic for aiqbench
This story was gathered from a source we follow but falls outside AI and quantum coverage, so there is no aiqbench take for it.
Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta gave Trump a combined $92 million for his ballroom

We knew that a number of big tech firms were helping to fund the construction of Trump's ballroom, but we didn't know just how much they were giving to the cause. Now the Washington Post published a list of all the major donors to the White House ballroom project, along with how much each contributed. In total, Silicon Valley and the crypto industry have reportedly delivered over $150 million for the effort. Some of that money has come from individuals, some from charitable organizations tied to major firms or industry players, and some directly from the companies themselves. In Google's case, the $22 million was part of a controversial se … Read the full story at The Verge.
Silicon Valley and the crypto industry have reportedly delivered around $150 million for Trump’s ballroom. Silicon Valley and the crypto industry have reportedly…
Excerpt shown under the publisher's RSS terms · 23 words · full text and figures are on the publisher's site
Related coverage

Can John Ternus find Apple’s next big thing?
The Verge · Sep 21, 2026

Wall Street Week Ahead: Rates, Oil, AI, Quantum, Defense, Metals and Bitcoin
livetradingnews.com · Sep 21, 2026

Microsoft's new AI model beats Mythos on security benchmark
ZDNet · Jul 28, 2026

AISN #73: AI Safety Enters the Political Mainstream & Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit
Center for AI Safety · May 21, 2026