Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley leaders to stop bending the knee to President Trump

Some Valley CEOs have condemned recent border patrol events, but Hoffman urges them to wield their influence more powerfully.

Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE

Activists behind the general strike are calling for “no work, no school, and no shopping” amid a push to defund ICE, which has escalated raids in U.S. cities, killing several people, including two U.S. citizens earlier this month in Minneapolis.

Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data

The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise location data from a cell phone company.

Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety

The new rules apply to nuclear reactors built on Department of Energy property, which includes several currently being developed by startups.

Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement

The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused “substantial unjustified monetary losses” for consumers who returned an item but were still charged for it.

Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

Goa and Andhra Pradesh are among Indian states mulling Australia-like social media ban for under-16s.

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti

More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. 

SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange

The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Trump backers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means

TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of “immigration status” data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.