Trump Signs Tech Pledge Protecting Household Electricity

President Donald Trump appeared to slur words and briefly close his eyes during a White House tech roundtable on Wednesday as executives from Google, Microsoft and other firms signed a voluntary pledge to build or procure new power generation and cover grid upgrade costs tied to data centers. The administration said the pact aims to prevent higher household electricity bills as data centers—about 4% of U.S. power use—grow with AI demand; the event occurred amid U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.