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In 2024-2025, Alex Karp dramatically shifted his rhetoric on immigration, claiming that 'the truly progressive position on immigration is extreme skepticism.' He defended Palantir's expanded ICE work under Trump's second term, including the $30M ImmigrationOS contract, saying the 2024 election signaled Americans 'wanted to keep the demographics of the country the same way.'

Apple has received a score of 100% every year on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index across all 18 years of the report's existence. The company maintains 25,000+ employees in Diversity Network Associations including Pride@Apple, which partnered with Point of Pride to support transgender employees. Apple also signed an HRC letter opposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation alongside 39 other companies.

SpaceX's Starlink constellation has caused substantial interference with ground-based astronomical observations. Studies show approximately 30% of twilight telescope images are now affected by satellite streaks. Gen-2 Starlink satellites emit radio signals 32 times stronger than Gen-1, severely impacting radio astronomy. The International Astronomical Union has repeatedly called for regulatory action, and observatories worldwide report degraded data quality for both optical and radio astronomy research.

China Labour Bulletin investigation in January 2025 found Foxconn's Zhengzhou iPhone factory employed dispatch workers (temporary contractors) for approximately 50% of the workforce producing iPhone 17, violating China's 10% legal limit. Dispatch workers receive lower wages, no benefits (housing, insurance, bonuses), and can be dismissed without cause. This practice allows Foxconn to avoid permanent employment obligations and suppress organizing.

ASML achieved carbon net neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025 with a 90% reduction from 2019 baseline, meeting Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments. The company set ambitious long-term goals: greenhouse gas neutrality across entire value chain by 2040 and zero waste to landfill/incineration by 2030. Currently manages 86% of 8,900 tonnes annual waste sustainably through recycling and waste-to-energy. In 2024, ASML innovatively shipped DUV system via sea instead of air, demonstrating ESG integration across operations.

In Stripe's 2025 annual letter, co-authored with brother Patrick, John Collison called for regulatory, capital markets, and labor reforms to revive European prosperity. He criticized European regulations like GDPR for imposing disproportionate compliance costs on small firms that favor large incumbents, and argued Ireland's proliferation of 303 unaccountable agencies since 2000 has stalled infrastructure and housing.

In 2025, AMD announced it exceeded its ambitious 30x25 goal to increase energy efficiency of AI-training and HPC nodes by 30x from 2020 to 2025. The actual achievement was a 38.5x improvement in node-level energy efficiency for AI training and high-performance computing - cutting energy use by 97% for the same performance using AMD Instinct MI350 Series GPUs and 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs. AMD set a new 2030 goal to deliver a 20x increase in rack-scale energy efficiency from a 2024 base year, demonstrating continued commitment to reducing computing's environmental footprint.

The ASML Junior Academy, launched in 2022 in collaboration with Mad Science, achieved a major milestone in 2025 with 500 schools in the Veldhoven region participating. The program provides free STEM education to 125,000 children within a 35-kilometer radius of Veldhoven, Netherlands, and Wilton, United States. Each class receives six workshops annually (75 different workshop types available), with five led by Mad Science staff and one by an ASML employee when possible. The program aims to improve quality and accessibility of STEM education for all children.

In 2025, AMD published its Climate Transition Plan (CTP) with governance, strategies and action plans to support decarbonization efforts across products, operations and supply chain. The company committed to achieving full net-zero emissions throughout its entire value chain by 2050, with interim targets set for 2030: 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and 25% reduction in Scope 3 emissions from 2020 baseline. AMD's chiplet architecture saved approximately 132,000 metric tons of CO2e in 2023 - 2.8x AMD's annual operational footprint.

Dunzo, Google's first direct Indian startup investment (2017), shut down in January 2025 after catastrophic mismanagement left hundreds unpaid. By late 2024, Dunzo laid off 75%+ of staff (from 800+ to ~50 employees). Valuation crashed from peak to ₹300 crore as Reliance wrote off ₹1,645 crore ($200M) investment. Over 400 employees went unpaid through multiple rounds of delayed salaries. Naveen Meka (supply lead, laid off) wrote WhatsApp messages 'begging for unpaid wages so he could pay his children's school fees, but nothing came of it.' One employee laid off August 2024 is owed 250,000 rupees ($2,860) and has merchants reaching out on LinkedIn asking about back pay. Workers arriving for regular shifts were stopped at factory gates by security and informed of closure. Preceded by 2022 Bengaluru strike over incentive structure changes. Demonstrates pattern: rapid expansion funded by venture capital, exploitation of gig workers, catastrophic collapse leaving workers to bear consequences.

Following nationwide strikes by 200,000+ delivery workers over extreme low wages and dangerous conditions, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal dismissed worker concerns, stating Zomato delivered 'at a record pace' and was 'unaffected by calls for strikes,' crediting 'local law enforcement' for 'keeping small number of miscreants in check.' Goyal argued 'if a system were fundamentally unfair, it would not consistently attract and retain so many people.' Union leader Shaik Salauddin responded: 'CEO of Zomato is trying to save himself, at an organizational level he has come under pressure...even after repeated threats from CEOs, gig workers continued peaceful strikes resulting in delays in 60% of orders.' In January 2026, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya forced Zomato, Blinkit, Swiggy, and Zepto to remove 10-minute delivery pledges - the strikers' primary demand. Zomato also terminates nearly 5,000 gig workers monthly for 'fraud' while 150,000-200,000 leave voluntarily.

Dell Technologies continued its diversity and inclusion programs through 2025 while other major tech companies retreated, maintaining its DEI goals and reporting on workforce diversity metrics.

Intuit spent $3.7 million on federal lobbying in 2024, more than it has ever spent in a single year, primarily to kill the IRS Direct File program. For over 20 years, Intuit has waged a sophisticated campaign to prevent the government from creating a free filing system. In Q1 2025, Intuit paid $30,000 to lobby DOGE Caucus members on 'tax simplification.' In April 2025, the Trump administration announced plans to eliminate Direct File.

OpenAI increased federal lobbying expenditure from $260,000 in 2023 to $1.76 million in 2024, a 577% increase. The company grew its lobbying team from 3 to 18 lobbyists. Key hires included former Senate staffers for Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham. Spending continued accelerating in 2025, reaching $2.1 million through September 2025. TIME Magazine reported OpenAI successfully lobbied to weaken EU AI Act provisions that would have classified general-purpose AI as 'high risk.'

Apple agreed to a $95 million settlement in Lopez v. Apple, a class action lawsuit filed in 2019 alleging Siri recorded user conversations without the required 'Hey Siri' voice command or button press. Plaintiffs claimed users were unaware that human contractors, not just computers, reviewed audio recordings, and that Apple shared data with advertisers for ad targeting.

Meta spent a record $24.4 million on lobbying in 2024, a 27% increase from 2023 and the most the company has spent since it began federal lobbying in 2009. The effort was powered by 65 lobbyists — one for every eight members of Congress. Combined, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft spent nearly $69 million lobbying the federal government in 2022 alone.

While other major gaming companies laid off over 10,000 workers in 2024, Nintendo maintained its workforce with less than 2% employee turnover in Japan. The company substantially increased compensation to combat inflation and the weakened yen, despite investor complaints about dividend impact. Nintendo was described as 'the only major gaming company without layoffs in 2024.'

On December 31, 2024, Airbnb made a 'non-monetary' contribution worth $100,000 to Trump's 2025 inaugural committee, providing housing coupons that were originally intended for RNC convention volunteers. CEO Brian Chesky did not attend the inauguration, citing that Airbnb's regulations are 'at the city level and state level' rather than federal.

In 2024, Pierre Omidyar donated $16.4 million to 501(c)(4) 'social welfare' electoral-advocacy and lobbying organizations. The Democracy Voice Fund received over $13 million from Omidyar in 2024. He also gave $500,000 to Governors Safeguarding Democracy, which opposes Trump administration policies, and $750,000 to a fund associated with Democratic lawyer Marc Elias.

Oceankind, founded by Larry Page's wife Lucinda Southworth in 2018, has spent more than $121 million funding marine science, technology, and conservation. Major grants include over $18 million to ClimateWorks for decarbonizing shipping and offshore wind, $7 million to Global Fishing Watch, $8.6 million to The Nature Conservancy, nearly $6 million to Natural Resources Defense Council, $6.4 million to Ocean Conservancy, and $4 million to Blue Ventures. The organization focuses on protecting oceans through technology and conservation.

The Sergey Brin Family Foundation made nearly $243 million in climate-related awards in 2024, up from $147 million in 2023. His foundation granted $1.1 billion total in 2025, with significant portions going to Parkinson's research and climate change mitigation.

Tesla's global Supercharger network has been powered by 100% renewable energy since 2021, achieved through a combination of on-site solar resources and annual renewable energy matching. In 2024, the network maintained 99.95% uptime while running entirely on renewable power. This infrastructure commitment helps ensure Tesla EV charging doesn't rely on fossil fuel electricity.

According to Tesla's 2024 Impact Report, Tesla customers avoided releasing nearly 32 million metric tons of CO2e into the atmosphere through driving Tesla EVs and using Tesla energy storage and solar products. A Tesla vehicle is expected to avoid approximately 51 metric tons of CO2e over its 17-year lifetime compared to internal combustion engine vehicles. Note: A 2025 Greenly study estimated actual avoided emissions may be 28-49% lower than Tesla's claims.

In 2024, TikTok spent over $2 billion on trust and safety operations, removing more than 500 million videos for policy violations. Over 85% of violating content was identified and removed by automated systems, with 99% removed before any user reported it and over 90% removed before gaining any views. The company committed to investing another $2+ billion in trust and safety for the following year. TikTok also became the first platform to implement C2PA Content Credentials for identifying AI-generated content.

Tesla's 2024 sustainability report showed the company achieved 82% renewable energy usage across all global manufacturing sites. Scope 1 emissions were reduced by 35% since 2020, and Scope 2 emissions dropped by 41%. This demonstrates significant progress in decarbonizing Tesla's manufacturing operations beyond just the vehicles themselves.

Tesla's battery recycling facilities now recover up to 92% of battery materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum, feeding them directly back into new battery cell production. The recycling program has cut projected new mining needs for lithium by 28% for vehicles produced after 2024, reducing the environmental impact of raw material extraction for EV batteries.

Universal Music Corp., ABKCO Music Inc., Concord Music Group, and other music publishers sued Anthropic in federal court, alleging Claude reproduces copyrighted song lyrics without proper licensing. On December 30, 2024, Anthropic agreed to a partial injunction while continuing to fight the copyright infringement claims. The case is ongoing in the Northern District of California.

A data breach occurred December 26, 2024 but wasn't detected until May 11, 2025. Overseas support personnel were bribed to access internal systems and steal customer information including names, Social Security numbers, bank details, and transaction histories. The breach affected 69,461 customers. Coinbase recorded $355 million in costs across Q2-Q3 2025. TaskUs, which provided customer service personnel since 2017, laid off 226 staff in India connected to the breach.

More than 200,000 delivery workers across Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Amazon, Blinkit, and Flipkart struck on December 25, 2024 and December 31, 2025 (New Year's Eve). Workers demanded: (1) restoration of old payout system, (2) removal of 10-minute delivery model forcing unsafe speeds, (3) stopping ID deactivation without reason, (4) fixing algorithms that reduce incentives, and (5) social security including health insurance. Base pay as low as 5 rupees (10 cents) per order. Workers forced to complete 35-40 orders daily, working 16-hour days for 700 rupees ($7.70) after expenses. One delivery rider became accident victim every three days in Hyderabad; 17,000+ traffic violations recorded in single week as riders forced to run red lights. Strike caused 50-60% order delays on December 25. Union leader Shaik Salauddin: 'Delivery workers are being pushed to the breaking point by unsafe work models, falling incomes, and total absence of social protection.'

In December 2024, investigations revealed that PayPal's Honey browser extension (acquired for $4 billion in 2020) had been secretly re-attributing affiliate marketing sales by modifying affiliate links at checkout, crediting Honey even when no coupon was applied. The extension also collected extensive user data including full URLs visited, timestamps, and device IDs. Honey lost 3 million of 20 million users within two weeks. PayPal faces over 20 class-action lawsuits alleging wiretapping, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.