Bill Gates has raised concerns over the Trump administration taking equity stakes in Intel, IBM and other US companies, saying that the “rules of the game are pretty unclear right now.” The Microsoft co-founder warned Washington could favour firms it owns over rivals with better technology. His comments come as Trump plans to meet AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and others to discuss similar government stakes. Bill Gates has raised concerns over the Trump administration taking equity stakes in Intel, IBM and other US companies, saying that the “rules of the game are pretty unclear right now.” The Microsoft co-founder warned Washington could favour firms it owns over rivals with better technology. His comments come as Trump plans to meet AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and others to discuss similar government stakes.
