Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at President Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol

Some of the world's most prominent business leaders went to Washington for President Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — got prized positions alongside Trump on stage.

The sight of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and others at President Trump’s swearing-in was another sign of how business is adapting to a new Washington.

Trump's inauguration drew several business and tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew.

Like the oil and railroad tycoons before them, America’s tech bros now have a seat at the president’s table. |

Lauren Sanchez, fianc e of Jeff Bezos, faced criticism on social media for her outfit at Donald Trump's inauguration. She wore a lacy corset under her blazer, which many felt was not appropriate for the formal occasion.

But what stays with me isn’t the overwrought antipathy between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the tetchy tech titans who, in the summer of 2023, made noises — let’s call them grunts — about demonstrating their reciprocal disdain by squaring off and throwing down on the kind of stage used for Ultimate Fighting Championship events.

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In this edited extract from his new book The Leadership Genius Of Elon Musk, veteran business journalist and broadcaster DENNIS KNEALE examines what we can all learn from the Tesla chief’s punchy style.

Trump has embraced the ultra wealthy as well as tariffs and other policies that could stoke the inflation he criticized as a candidate.

Donald Trump can call it “the Gulf of America,” but it’s still the Gulf of Mexico. Still, if the president is serious about changing the names of well-known public places, why