Trump Promises a Federal Technology Overhaul to Save $1 Trillion

threc writes: The tech world descended on Washington, D.C. yesterday to attend a tech summit at the White House. According to MIT Technology Review associate editor Jamie Condliffe:

Trump suggested he might relax his stance on immigration as a way to get tech leaders to help his cause. ... “You can get the people you want,” he told the assembled CEOs. That sweetener may be a response to a very vocal backlash in the tech world against the administration’s recent travel bans. ... Trump may hope that his business-friendly stance will offer enough allure: if tech giants scratch his back, he may later deign to scratch theirs.