As Donald Trump hosted leaders from the biggest US tech companies at a lavish White House state dining room dinner on Thursday night, there was one notable absence. Elon Musk , once inseparable from Trump and a constant, contentious presence in the White House, was not in attendance. The dinner, which included Metas Mark Zuckerberg , Microsofts Bill Gates, Apples Tim Cook and OpenAIs Sam Altman , was exactly the type of event where Musk would have sat at Trumps right hand only a few months ago....
