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Meanwhile, coming up, more to come on what to expect from that highly anticipated meeting.

It's kicked off between President Trump and MBS.

Of course, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

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Let's return to Washington now because Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is at the White House today meeting with President Trump.

The talks are expected to center on deepening U.S.-Saudi ties and of course the focus on tech, on investment, on innovation.

Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall rejoins us.

You're live outside the White House and there was much fanfare, a flyover and a very warm welcome for the leader of Saudi Arabia.

Why is this relationship so important from a tech perspective?

So as you're alluding to, there's a lot of pomp and circumstance here today as the White House has really viewed Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner when it comes to investments in the U.S., but also broadening out cooperation when it comes to tech and artificial intelligence.

real first domestic trip since taking office, and he made the pitch that he wanted more money to be coming in from Saudi Arabia.

critical sectors that they have identified as being really important, particularly when it comes to our competition in China, such as data centers and AI.

So we're watching really closely whether or not there are any specific investments announcements related to that, that of course goes hand in hand with the second bucket we're watching here, which is defense.

that he's set to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets amid some concerns.

One, again, with those chips, access that China could have considering the close ties between the kingdom and Beijing, but then also what that means for Israel.

We know that, of course, Caroline, that they have a monopoly over the advanced fighter jet technology in the region.

Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall, live from the White House.

We so appreciate it.

Busy day there.

Busy day across tech.