President Trump praised Google CEO Sundar Pichai and co-founder Sergey Brin at a White House dinner on Thursday following Alphabet’s favorable antitrust ruling earlier in the week, according to CNBC. Alphabet added $230 billion in market value after avoiding a breakup in the DOJ’s landmark antitrust case over Google’s search monopoly. Judge Amit Mehta rejected the DOJ’s harshest penalties this week, sending Google shares higher. Pichai thanked Trump for his administration’s “constructive dialogue” and praised his AI leadership plan. The plan bans “Woke AI” or diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates in federal AI initiatives. Trump also incorrectly claimed that Biden prosecuted the search monopoly case, even though the DOJ launched it during Trump’s first term. Google remains in talks with Trump’s lawyers over his lawsuit against YouTube for unlawful censorship tied to his post-January 6th suspension.
