Trump has had a fraught relationship with Silicon Valley - plenty of tech's heaviest hitters voted the other way in the November election. But each side needs the other; Trump needs those companies at work in the economy, and he needs them to repatriate the multibillion-dollar cash hoard they have parked offshore.
On the other hand, Silicon Valley needs a deep pool of highly educated talent, and it wants to recruit both here in the United States and worldwide through the H1B visa system. It's concerned Trump's immigration policies might throttle that talent pipeline.
So the two sides are talking. Chiefs like Tim Cook, Larry Page, Satya Nadella, and Sheryl Sandberg have all met Trump in New York, and there are more meetings scheduled.
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