What's next for tech giants like Google, Apple, and Microsoft now Trump has won

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

84% : "Elon, he is an amazing guy," Trump said early Wednesday morning.
77% : In an election night speech, Trump showered praise on Musk, marveling at his SpaceX rockets.
64% : That norm-breaking change could mean more regulatory issues for the likes of Google -- if Trump makes good on his promise.
54% : If Trump does follow through on his campaign proposals, it would mean significant changes to the way retailers do business.
53% : Though Trump has cozied up to one major tech leader -- Musk -- others are in his crosshairs.
43% : Trump has promised to assemble a different cabinet for his second time around in the White House.
43% : One factor that could change things is who Trump appoints as the Assistant Attorney General leading the antitrust division.
42% : "Hay said that, while most presidents wouldn't have any say on existing cases, "Trump is a bit more of a wild card."
39% : "She added that, if bringing talent in through H1-B visas keeps the US competitive, even if it's at odds with Trump's campaign promises, "I think they'll find some way to reconcile or ignore some of those campaign promises, too."Trump has not provided many specific details about what AI policies he would pursue -- though he did call the technology "very dangerous" after posting AI-generated images of "Swifties for Trump.
38% : National security concerns -- with two current wars -- are vastly different than when Trump wanted to restrict H1-Bs during his first term, Rathbun told BI.
38% : ""Our instinct is that Trump would be more hands-off and Harris would be more hands-on," Romanoff said of AI regulation.
36% : Hay said that if Trump appoints an experienced, practicing lawyer, "even if that lawyer is relatively conservative, I don't think things are going to change very much.""The changes we've observed over history are when the Republicans appointed an academic," Hay added.
36% : One thing Trump has promised is to rescind Biden's executive order on AI, which outlines policies around AI governance, promoting competition, and addressing AI-enabled threats.
36% : Trump had said the order challenges free speech.
35% : It would be quite an extraordinary thing to do."While not much is expected to change for current antitrust cases, Hay said, Trump may take a less aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement than Vice President Kamala Harris would have.
32% : While on the campaign trail, Trump threatened retribution against some tech companies, including jailing Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg.
31% : "Hay expected that "more big mergers will be proposed under Trump" while Dan Romanoff, a senior equity research analyst at Morningstar, suggested that Trump was less likely to oppose major deals.More aggressive merger guidelines were put in place under President Joe Biden in 2023; now, under Trump, "those are going to go, and they'll be replaced," Hay said.
30% : Trump made a widespread immigration crackdown a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign -- and now that he's president, that could impact an understaffed tech sector relying on H1-B visas as the AI hiring wars rage on.
29% : While a Republican administration is usually considered to be more business-friendly, Walton said it might not be so straightforward under Trump.
29% : Some think Trump may not follow through on his rhetoric once he takes office in January.
26% : The Justice Department usually operates independently of the president; Trump said on the campaign trail that the criminal justice system has been weaponized against him and threatened to do the same to his political rivals.
22% : During the campaign, he threatened to imprison "election fraudsters," including Zuckerberg -- who has a long history with the president; it's unclear whether Trump will follow through on his threats.
19% : Trump also heavily criticized Google throughout his campaign, calling the tech giant "rigged" for not displaying positive stories about him, saying the company is "very bad" to him, and suggesting he would "do something" about its power.
18% : In September, Trump escalated his feud with the company by threatening to order the Justice Department to prosecute Google "at the maximum levels" during his second term.

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