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TikTok quietly changed its policies to make it easier to share user data with government and regulatory authorities, and weakened promises to inform users (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2025/10/21…

TikTok Won’t Say If It’s Giving ICE Your Data
Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.

U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p105#a250822p105

What I find among the most fascinating cultural phenomena to observe is that people believe all sides are playing fair. Many, especially among the left or liberal spectrum, think that once they've just told the right argument or elaborated on the best point, alt-right figureheads will concede and see it their way.
While it's always good to be able to explain yourself, do you truly believe historical oppression and subjugation was honest?
Governments will call whatever you do equi…

A new open letter urging the EU to stick to hard climate targets was signed by nearly 2200 international scientists: https://zenodo.org/records/17399532
Please spread the word widely and send towards your representatives for the upcoming decision.

Trump says Intel has agreed to give US a 10% stake in the chipmaker; source: the government won't be on the board or play a major role in Intel's governance (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/trump-to-announce-u-s-taking-nearly-10-s…

After hardly a measure against Israel during its ongoing genocide in Gaza, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs now wanted to take some baby steps, but was blocked by coalition partners VVD and BBB, fully behind Netanyahu. Now he and colleagues of NSC (polling at 0 seats) left the caretaker government.
https://nos.nl/l/2579547

Minister Veldkamp (NSC) stapt op om blokkade nieuwe Israël-maatregelen
Hij zegt dat hij wordt beperkt in wat hij kan doen en daarom zijn ontslag zal indienen.

A shadow has fallen over Silicon Valley.
The community still overwhelmingly leans left -- But with few exceptions, its leaders are responding to Donald Trump by either keeping quiet or actively courting the government.
One indelible image of this capture is from Trump’s second inauguration,
where a decisive quorum of tech’s elite, after dutifully kicking in million-dollar checks, occupied front-row seats.
“Everyone in the business world fears repercussions, because …

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

Los mšs de 200 sitios que monitorea un contratista de vigilancia de ICE https://www.404media.co/los-mas-de-200-sitios-que-monitorea-un-contratista-de-vigilancia-de-ice/

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Intel must give the government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds; INTC closes up 7% (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/19/lutnick-intel-stock-chips-trump.html

Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds
The potential deal would convert the CHIPS ACT grants into equity, but wouldn't come with governance rights in Intel, Lutnick said.

Trump signs an EO creating the National Design Studio to improve "websites and physical sites"; sources say he's tapping Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to lead it (Gregory Korte/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20