Cabinet members, governors, and long-serving public servants are positioned in rows behind the tech billionaires, with only family seated ahead of them.

(Reuters) - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is among the Big Tech leaders planning to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Apple's Tim Cook will also be attending the event, Bloomberg News reported earlier in the day.

A who’s who of the world’s wealthiest people surrounded President Donald Trump as he took the oath of office — gathering a combined net worth exceeding $US1.3 trillion ($2.1 trillion) for the occasion.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images.

The billionaires were joined by other prominent members of the tech community seated on the dais at the U.S. Capitol ceremony

Quantum computing holds the potential to radically transform the world. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently poured cold water on some of the hype surrounding quantum computing.

Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bernard Arnault, Tim Cook and other deep-pocket attendees were allotted prime seats at the inau

High-profile tech billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk will sit front and center at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

The attendees at a US presidential inauguration do not often resemble the annual gathering of the world’s richest in Davos, Switzerland, which kicked off on Monday, but the parallels were hard to ignore as Donald Trump was sworn in as US President.

Quantum Computing didn't have any news of its own to report, but the company is even smaller than D-Wave, with less than $1 million in revenue over the last four quarters. Its stock has soared even higher than D-Wave's over the last year, a disconnect that could lead to a continued decline in Quantum Computing's shares.

Shares of Rigetti Computing ( RGTI, Financial) slumped more than 30% on Monday after Meta Platforms ( META, Financial) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said practical applications of quantum computing are years away. Private equity firms are hoping that Trump 2.0 makes it easier for them access to something they have long wanted: your 401 (k).