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| Dell Cameron / Wired: |
US federal contracting records suggest US ICE is planning to hire ~30 contractors to monitor social media content, seeking leads for enforcement operations — Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
More: Engadget and The Independent
X: @mehdirhasan, @reichlinmelnick, and @wired
Bluesky: @beingliberal, @couts, @mims, @econaturalist, @whodat35, and @juliegoldberg
Forums: r/politics, r/technews, r/law, r/immigration, r/JoeRogan, r/fednews, r/politics, r/technology, r/technology, r/technology, r/FreeSpeech, and Ars OpenForum
| Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of EA CEO Andrew Wilson, who is expected to stay in the role, as Silver Lake's Egon Durban hails him for building EA's “crown jewel” sports business — He's a charming Aussie surfer who plays videogames and has a black belt in jiu-jitsu.
More: PC Games Insider and TheGamer
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
| Cory Doctorow / The Guardian: |
A book excerpt details the “enshittification” of Amazon, and how its “flywheel” technique now enriches the company at the expense of merchants — Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products?
More: New York Times, Ace of Spades HQ, and Financial Times
Bluesky: @davidhendy, @zeldman, @kevingallatin, @marklemley, @cyberlyra, @katiesaurusseven, and @htfb
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/TrueReddit, r/BetterOffline, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Another look at Apple's executive succession, as it increases the spotlight on hardware chief John Ternus; sources: Apple weighed hiring a senior Meta AI exec — Apple is intensifying the spotlight on hardware chief John Ternus as executive succession looms.
More: AppleInsider, The Economic Times, Wired, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Neowin, Digit, Benzinga, Appleosophy, iPhone in Canada, Wccftech, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, iThinkDifferent, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, iClarified, and Forbes
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Heather Knight / New York Times: |
A profile of Riley Walz, whose tech-related pranks in San Francisco blend technical skill with social commentary, including a viral site to track parking police — The parking police in San Francisco always seem to know when a car has stayed just seconds too long at a curb or a meter has gone unfed.
X: @rtwlz, @ritwikpavan, @yimbyland, @tbpn, @questionableway, @rowanfornow, @pitdesi, @bryancsk, @opinonhaver, @humantransit, @armanddoma, and @terronk. Forums: r/sanfrancisco
| Martha Muir / Financial Times: |
A look at cost and viability concerns over small nuclear reactors in the US, as the government, tech companies, and investors bet on SMRs to power the AI boom — Small reactors could prove too costly to be viable despite $9bn investment in power for AI boom| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
A look at OpenAI's search for the sites of its Stargate data centers in the US; OpenAI has received 800+ applications since January and has 20 finalist sites — It wasn't how Keith Heyde envisioned celebrating the holidays. Rather than hanging out with his wife back home in Oregon … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Veeam, which offers data backup and disaster recovery tools, is in advanced talks to acquire data privacy management software maker Securiti for ~$1.8B — Veeam Software is in advanced talks to buy data privacy management software maker Securiti for about $1.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.| Financial Times: |
Tech companies in the UK, Canada, and elsewhere seek talent amid the US H-1B clampdown, though some skeptics doubt Trump's policies will spur a tech boom abroad — Companies in the UK, Canada and elsewhere hope to attract more skilled workers — Rafe Rosner-Uddin in London …
More: The Ken
| Martin Arnold / Financial Times: |
The European Securities and Markets Authority plans to centralize the regulation of stock exchanges, crypto companies, and clearing houses at an EU level — Esma chair says move would help boost bloc's capital markets by removing supervision from 27 separate authorities| Theo Leggett / BBC: |
A look at major UK businesses hit by cyberattacks in 2025; a government survey estimates 43% of businesses and 30% of charities were hit in the past 12 months — The first day of September should have marked the beginning of one of the busiest periods of the year for Jaguar Land Rover.| Nikkei Asia: |
SoftBank Group consolidates 13 robotics-related companies from its main group and seven from Vision Fund 2 into new holding company SoftBank Robotics Group — TOKYO — SoftBank Group's decade-old Pepper robots have served as a mascot for the technology company, but the Japanese business … | Bloomberg: |
A basket tracking stocks of 10 European data center operators and infrastructure providers surged 23% in 2025, topping the Nasdaq 100, driven by the AI boom — As the artificial intelligence frenzy drives global equities to record highs, in Europe the momentum is flowing into industries critical to powering the technology.
More: Bloomberg
| Laith Al-Khalaf / Financial Times: |
Sources: Monzo is considering a new application for a US banking license, hoping for approval amid Trump's deregulation push, after dropping a 2021 attempt — UK neobank hopes fresh application will be approved amid Trump's push for deregulation — Monzo is considering a new application … Sponsor Posts
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