"Trump leaves on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping. Aside from discussions about Iran, the two leaders are expected to discuss trade and artificial intelligence."
"Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, led Trump's Department of Government Efficiency until leaving in the spring of 2025 before the controversial pop-up agency was shuttered in November. The billionaire, who also owns the social media platform X, feuded with Trump last summer in a war of words that included Musk claiming without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president's association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein."
"Since then, Musk has refocused his energy on Tesla and his other companies. Tesla has operations in China and Musk has visited there. He's also been dealing with French prosecutors seeking charges against him and X for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform's artificial intelligence system, Grok."
"Cook remains busy as his tenure at Apple winds down. The CEO announced last month that his 15-year reign as the head of the technology company will come to an end on Sept. 1, when he turns the CEO duties over to Apple's head of hardware engineering, John Ternus. During Cook's years as the top executive, Apple saw the its market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity."
President Trump is traveling to Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping, with trade and artificial intelligence expected to be central topics. A White House official said prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join the trip. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X, has refocused on his companies after previously clashing with Trump. Musk’s activities include Tesla operations in China and legal challenges involving X and allegations tied to deepfakes and harmful content. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, is nearing the end of his tenure and will transition leadership to John Ternus while remaining with the company. Apple’s market value rose substantially during Cook’s time.
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