While the event marked a significant political moment, it was the actions of two tech giants, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, that caught the internet’s attention
His inauguration ceremony was attended by many notable figures, including former presidents and CEOs of major corporations like Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, among others.
Dressed immaculately, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk stood next to Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, and his fiance, Lauren Sánchez.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were spotted having a brief conversation before Donald Trump's inauguration.
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president.
Major tech companies like Meta, Apple, Google and TikTok were represented in the front row at Trump's second presidential inauguration.
Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos. Mark Zuckerberg. Sundar Pichai. They are all here for Donald Trump's inauguration as he makes a remarkable return to the presidency.
Musk is the richest person in the world with a net worth of $449 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He sat alongside Zuckerberg and Bezos, cheering Trump on during his inaugural speech.
The Google glitch came just days after Biden left the White House, with his policies already being undone by Donald Trump.
A temporary glitch on Google’s search results on Thursday morning omitted President Joe Biden’s name from the list of US Presidents. The issue was resolved around 2:00 AM Eastern Time, but it is unclear how long Biden's presidency was missing from the list.
Geist said another target could be Canada’s Online News Act, which compels tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers. Google, which is so far the only company to be captured under the legislation, has paid out $100 million to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds.