▲ 313 ▼ President Trump calls on Tim Cook to be next NVIDIA CEO - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com) submitted 1 day ago by remustan37@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago (7 children) https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/07/tim-cook-gift-to-trump/ permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago (2 children) That pointless gold plaque continues to have the best ROI ever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* R - Risk O - Of I - Investigation permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago I think it was a gold bar. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 13 hours ago (3 children) My favorite moment of the entire Trump presidency. That gift is such an obvious piece of trash, they probably had to tell janitors at Apple to not throw it away by accident. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (2 children) A 24K bar of gold? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) Could be, but it always looked to me more like a gold-painted piece of plastic. If it's an actual bar of gold, this must mean they made it look like that on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago It's real. Apple has a shit ton of cash hoarded in tax haven countries. They are one of the top reasons corporations need to be gone after. They either need to spend the money or pay it in taxes, those are their only 2 choices for the betterment of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago (2 children) That pointless gold plaque continues to have the best ROI ever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* R - Risk O - Of I - Investigation permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago I think it was a gold bar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* R - Risk O - Of I - Investigation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago I think it was a gold bar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 13 hours ago (3 children) My favorite moment of the entire Trump presidency. That gift is such an obvious piece of trash, they probably had to tell janitors at Apple to not throw it away by accident. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (2 children) A 24K bar of gold? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) Could be, but it always looked to me more like a gold-painted piece of plastic. If it's an actual bar of gold, this must mean they made it look like that on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago It's real. Apple has a shit ton of cash hoarded in tax haven countries. They are one of the top reasons corporations need to be gone after. They either need to spend the money or pay it in taxes, those are their only 2 choices for the betterment of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (2 children) A 24K bar of gold? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) Could be, but it always looked to me more like a gold-painted piece of plastic. If it's an actual bar of gold, this must mean they made it look like that on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago It's real. Apple has a shit ton of cash hoarded in tax haven countries. They are one of the top reasons corporations need to be gone after. They either need to spend the money or pay it in taxes, those are their only 2 choices for the betterment of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) Could be, but it always looked to me more like a gold-painted piece of plastic. If it's an actual bar of gold, this must mean they made it look like that on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago It's real. Apple has a shit ton of cash hoarded in tax haven countries. They are one of the top reasons corporations need to be gone after. They either need to spend the money or pay it in taxes, those are their only 2 choices for the betterment of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago It's real. Apple has a shit ton of cash hoarded in tax haven countries. They are one of the top reasons corporations need to be gone after. They either need to spend the money or pay it in taxes, those are their only 2 choices for the betterment of the world. permalink fedilink source parent
