Nvidia and Apple each gave $25M to Trump’s ballroom, Washington Post says
THE SO WHAT
When chip and platform vendors are writing $25M checks for White House real estate, they're buying proximity to the policy stack that will govern export controls, antitrust, and AI safety. For operators, assume AI industrial policy is now a live, negotiated process in DC — not a distant regulatory risk.
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