US EditionFortune Tech: Minnesota tests Silicon Valley
- On January 27, 2026, more than 450 tech workers from Silicon Valley companies including Google, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI and Salesforce signed a public letter from IceOut urging CEOs to condemn ICE and cancel contracts.
- After the fatal Minneapolis shooting on Saturday of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, outrage over that and Renee Good's killing prompted workers to criticize silence from top tech CEOs like Tim Cook.
- Signatories from major firms include employees from Google, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI and Salesforce, and the letter urged companies to use their leverage to end violence and sever ICE ties.
- The letter argues the tech industry has leverage, citing past pressure that altered the administration's plans, and says canceling ICE contracts could shift corporate stances and federal‑local dynamics.
- Since the 2024 election, many tech leaders have sought closer ties with the administration, with some CEOs attending the President’s 2025 inauguration and donating to its fund, magnifying Minnesota’s test of Silicon Valley’s leverage.
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Anthropic CEO Amodei warns of AI’s fast-coming changes
Powerful, world-transforming AI could be two years away, and humanity must get through the technology’s “adolescence” unscathed, Anthropic’s CEO argued. Dario Amodei’s 19,000-word essay warned against both “doomerism” about AI and dismissiveness of its risks, saying that judging by current improvements, soon AI will be “better than humans at essentially everything.” It is not inevitable that that will lead to disaster, but it is plausible, becau…
"Co-Founders Pledged To Donate 80% Of Our Wealth": Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Many wealthy individuals, especially in the tech industry, view philanthropy as inevitably fraudulent or useless, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, said, describing this attitude as "cynical and nihilistic."
Anthropic CEO's grave warning: AI will "test us as a species"
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns against giving AI agents too much control for convenience without having the necessary security infrastructure. However, he himself gave up his intention not to give full access to the OpenAI model Codex after two hours. The article OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of "YOLO" mentality in AI agents first appeared on The Decoder.
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