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June 9, 2025 1 min

Can Tim Cook save Apple from the trade war? Has Mark Zuckerberg really been a fan of Donald Trump all along? And is the bromance between Elon Musk and the president really over? 


In a new season of Tech Tonic, Murad Ahmed explores the relationships between Trump and some of the titans of the tech world. What is really driving those relationships, and what might they mean for the future of technology in the US and beyond?


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‘He is power’: billionaires line up for Donald Trump’s inauguration


Donald Trump lashes out at Apple over plan to ship US iPhones from India


How Jeff Bezos made peace with Donald Trump


What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved?


How Joel Kaplan became Mark Zuckerberg’s most trusted political fixer


How Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley funded the sudden rise of JD Vance


This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Murad Ahmed and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The senior producer is Edwin Lane and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Original music by Metaphor Music, Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz are the FT’s acting co-heads of audio.


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