What Apple's $100 billion US pledge really means — and what it doesn't mean

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Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook tour a Flextronics plant in Texas that makes Apple Mac computers, November 2019
During Donald Trump's first term, Apple CEO Tim Cook built a relationship with the president, in part via photo opportunities like this tour of a Texas plant that made Apple computers in 2019.

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  • Apple is going to spend another $100 billion investing in US facilities.
  • That's on top of a $500 billion pledge the company made earlier this year.
  • Is that a lot? Sort of. Is it
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Tim Cook just got what he wanted

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CEO Tim Cook holds part of the gift Apple gave to President Donald Trump.

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  • Tim Cook joined Donald Trump for a celebratory announcement in the Oval Office.
  • Apple announced that it is increasing its existing $500 billion investment in the US by $100 billion.
  • Trump said companies like Apple "will be treated really well."

Tim Cook gifted President Donald Trump an American

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Paramount's deal with Skydance is finally closed: Here are 6 questions for its new owners.

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David Ellison is taking over Paramount Skydance.

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  • The $8 billion Skydance and Paramount Global deal, led by David Ellison, is finally a reality.
  • Ellison plans to revitalize Paramount amid streaming disruption and potential political challenges.
  • He faces big questions about how to manage linear decline, handle Donald Trump, and more.

After many twists and turns, the

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Fort Stewart shooting involved a soldier, a personal handgun, and coworkers, US Army says

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Fort Stewart is home to the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division and Hunter Army Airfield.

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  • US Army officials shared details on the shooting at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Wednesday.
  • Five soldiers were shot in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat area of the base. The victims are in stable condition.
  • The Army identified the shooting suspect as Sgt. Quornelius Radford.

A US Army general said

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Musk said a group tried to attack a woman before DOGE's Edward Coristine intervened. Here's what the police report says.

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"If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day," Elon Musk wrote in an X post on Monday.

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  • A key DOGE member was attacked in an attempted carjacking in Washington, DC, police said.
  • President Donald Trump and Elon Musk spoke out after the assault on Edward Coristine.
  • Here's what police say happened to the 19-year-old software engineer.

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