Tuesday , January 7 2025

Tim Cook contributes $1 million for Donald Trump’s inauguration, tech giants support

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There was a big change in American politics last year, when Donald Trump won the elections. Now all eyes are on his swearing-in ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on January 20. Apple CEO Tim Cook has contributed $1 million for this historic event. He has personally given this amount.

Tim Cook’s contribution and purpose

According to Axios report, Tim Cook has described this donation as a step reflecting the great tradition of America and the “Spirit of Unity”. Cook believes that the swearing-in ceremony is a symbol of national unity and his contribution in this is to strengthen this feeling.

Contribution of other industrialists

Even before Tim Cook, many industrialists and companies have contributed to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. These include:

  • Toyota Motor North America: $1 million.
  • Ford Motor and General Motors: $1 million (each).
  • Uber Technologies and their CEO: $1 million (each).
  • Amazon: $1 million.
  • Other companies like Open AI, crypto company Kraken, Ripple.

Apple accused of spying on Siri and fined $95 million

This donation by Tim Cook comes at a time when Apple has agreed to pay a fine of $ 95 million (Rs 790 crore) to resolve an old dispute.

What is the matter?

  • It is alleged that Apple used its virtual assistant Siri to record conversations of users on iPhone and other devices.
  • For more than 10 years: This data allegedly also recorded users who had not activated Siri.
  • It is also alleged that these recordings were shared with third parties.

Apple’s side

  • Apple has denied any wrongdoing.
  • The company says that “privacy is a fundamental right” and Tim Cook often advocates this.
  • This will be the resolution of the 5 year old lawsuit in the Oakland Court of California.