Trump's embrace of the world's biggest tech CEOs reorients the 'attention economy'

• DeepSeek shocked the AI world this week. Here's how tech CEOs responded

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  The World Economy Awaits Trump’s First Round of Tariffs

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• What’s shielding Big Tech stocks like Nvidia in this market, according to the world’s biggest wealth fund

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  Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump

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• Is Trump’s bitcoin embrace the biggest ‘pump-and-dump’ ever?

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• Trump's inauguration will feature some of the biggest names in tech

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  Here are the Big Tech CEOs attending Trump's inauguration

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  The Hill - Jan. 16
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  TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump's inauguration with other tech leaders

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