According to multiple media reports on December 16 (editor Huang Junzhi), last Friday (13th), Apple CEO Tim Cook met with elected president Trump in Florida at Mar-a-Lago and had dinner together.

Reports state that the two had dinner at Trump's resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. This was their first meeting since Trump won the USA election and their first interaction since their phone call two months ago.

In mid-October, Trump stated in an interview that Apple executives discussed the fines imposed on the company by the European Union.

"Then two hours ago, three hours ago, he (Cook) called me," Trump said, "He said, 'I want to talk to you.' About what? He said, 'The EU just fined us 15 billion dollars.' That's a lot."

Cook also posted last month congratulating Trump on winning the election. He wrote on X: "We look forward to working with you and your administration to help ensure that the USA continues to lead and drive with originality, innovation, and creativity."

According to media reports, Cook has also become the latest technology giant executive seeking contact with the elected president, including Other executives such as OpenAI CEO Altman, Facebook founder Zuckerberg, and Amazon founder Bezos.

Media commentary states that during Trump's first term, Altman, Zuckerberg, and Bezos had fluctuating relationships with Trump, so they are all currently seeking to improve their standing with this elected president.

Meanwhile, technology giants are also throwing "gold coins" towards Trump's inauguration Fund.

For example, OpenAI CEO Altman confirmed to the media last Friday that he personally plans to donate 1 million dollars to Trump's inauguration Fund.

Last Thursday, a spokesperson for the American e-commerce giant Amazon stated that the company will donate 1 million dollars to Trump's inauguration Fund and will livestream Trump's inauguration ceremony on its Prime Video service. The spokesperson mentioned that Prime Video represents an additional 1 million dollars in in-kind donations.

Last Thursday, Trump stated in an interview that Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos will meet with him next week.

Like Amazon and Altman, Meta has also donated 1 million dollars to Trump's inauguration Fund, just weeks after CEO Mark Zuckerberg's visit to Mar-a-Lago.

For background, generally, when a new president wins the election and enters the final months of the transition period, they will reach an agreement with the current White House under the Presidential Transition Act in exchange for up to 7.2 million dollars in federal transition funds, at the cost of accepting strict fundraising restrictions.

However, according to the Biden administration, two weeks after the election, the Trump team did not sign any agreements with the White House. This means Trump has forfeited the transition funds, but he can raise unlimited funds from undisclosed donors to cover all costs of staff, travel, and office space during the transition period.