{
  "id": 14996702,
  "title": "Apple, Nvidia lead list of tech companies that donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/apple-nvidia-lead-list-of-tech-companies-that-donated-to-trumps-white",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:15:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/apple-nvidia-list-of-tech-companies-that-donated-to-donald-trump-white"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple and Nvidia led the list of major tech companies that donated significant sums to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, according to a new report by the Washington Post. Apple and Nvidia each contributed $25 million towards the construction of the president's White House ballroom. Other prominent tech companies that made substantial donations included Google, Microsoft, and Palantir, with Google providing $22 million and Microsoft and Palantir each donating nearly $10 million. Amazon, Meta, and T-Mobile followed suit by each contributing $5 million. Crypto-focused companies such as Coinbase, Ripple, and Gemini crypto exchange Gemini also contributed $5 million each, while Kraken donated $1 million. HP and Micron each gave $2.5 million, while Salesforce contributed $2 million. The project attracted donations from various non-tech companies as well, including defense contractors and the former CEO of Marvel's foundation.",
  "summary": "Here are the tech companies that gave millions to Donald Trump's White House ballroom – and just how much they donated.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}