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Tech titans make pilgrimage to white house to discuss govt systems

Top technology executives visited White House to discuss a potential upgrade of govt technology

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier (left) listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with pharmaceutical industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. 	(Photo: AP/PTI)
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Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier (left) listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with pharmaceutical industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.(Photo: AP/PTI)

Cecilia Kang | NYT
Silicon Valley is fuming about President Trump’s stance on climate and immigration, but top technology executives still made a pilgrimage to the White House on Monday to discuss a potential upgrade of government technology.

Timothy D. Cook of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Eric Schmidt of Alphabet were among 18 tech executives and investors — many of whom have criticised the Trump administration — who attended the four-hour afternoon session to discuss cloud computing and procurement systems run by government agencies.

For many, it was the second group meeting with Mr. Trump since the election