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Why top tech CEOs joined Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia

By Bobby Allyn

Published May 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM EDT

Several major tech CEOs joined President Trump on his trip to Saudi Arabia this week. It's part of a thaw in the once-strained relationship between Big Tech and the oil-rich state.

Bobby Allyn

Bobby Allyn is a business reporter at NPR based in San Francisco. He covers technology and how Silicon Valley's largest companies are transforming how we live and reshaping society.

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