The pushback comes as the emboldened leaders of US tech companies, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, have been courting President-elect Donald Trump, with Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg urging him directly to combat EU regulatory enforcement.

The two major tech companies are just the latest to donate to Trump’s inaugural fund — joining Meta, Amazon and the chief executives at OpenAI and Apple.

Like other Silicon Valley behemoths, search and advertising giant has worked to make nice with the president-elect ahead of his second term.

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet have formally asked Apple CEO Tim Cook and other “Big Tech” leaders

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Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of several tech CEOs in attendance at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, reports Bloomberg.

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be in attendance alongside several other tech CEOs at the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

After making a $1 million USD donation to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, Apple CEO Tim Cook is reported to be attending the event next week.

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the tech titans who donated a million dollars to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.