Donald Trump’s inauguration saw a unique meeting of tech and global leaders in Washington D.C. Along with tech billionaires like Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson were also present. All these leaders had gathered for the church service to be held at St. John’s Church.

This was surprising, because many of them had openly criticized Donald Trump in the past. But now their appearance in one frame points towards the changing relationship between technology and politics. Is this the beginning of changing political and industry dynamics? Or just a way to respect a democratic tradition?

On social media, people are raising different questions about this gathering. Some people are looking at it as a strategic alignment, while some say that this could be a new beginning, where technology and politics think of working together. Whatever it may be, this picture definitely gives a glimpse of the new equation of politics and business.