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Tech in 2025: Trump and the Tech Brothers

New President Donald Trump has shown he’s able to take decisive motion on technology by staying the execution of TikTok after the US Supreme Court upheld a ban on the social media platform. But how will he interact with the remaining of the tech industry and what influence will Elon Musk have? FT technology news editor Murad Ahmed is joined by Washington correspondent Joe Miller in addition to Hannah Murphy and Stephen Morris from the FT's San Francisco bureau to debate the potential impact of a Trump presidency on every part from social media to artificial intelligence Discuss intelligence.

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This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Murad Ahmed and produced by Persis Love. Edwin Lane is the chief producer and Manuela Saragosa is the chief producer. Sound design by Breen Turner, Samantha Giovinco and Joe Salcedo, with original music by Metaphor Music. The FT's head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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