Google employees and Malawi businesses are currently facing significant challenges. Hundreds of Google workers are demanding the company cut ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while thousands of businesses in Malawi have closed in protest over new tax changes.
According to an open letter published on Friday, nearly 900 full-time Google employees demanded more transparency regarding the company's technology use within the U.S. government. The employees expressed concerns over Google's contracts to provide federal agencies with cloud services and its links to federal immigration enforcement. One Google employee of seven years found it "mind-boggling" that the company was maintaining these ties, as reported by BBC Technology and BBC Business.
Simultaneously, in Malawi, peaceful demonstrations led to a delay in the introduction of a new tax regime. Shop owners and small businesses protested the new Electronic Tax Invoicing System (EIS), which they claimed would cripple their livelihoods. Demonstrations occurred across Malawi's four main cities during the past week, forcing a delay in the measures aimed at improving revenue collection. Tens of thousands of people had signed petitions, which were presented to tax authorities, according to The Guardian.
In other news, Russia has identified three suspects in the shooting of high-profile military general Lt. Gen Vladimir Alexeyev. The attack occurred in a residential block of flats in the north-western outskirts of Moscow. According to Reuters, the man said to have carried out the attack, Lyubomir Korba, a Ukrainian-born Russian citizen, arrived in Moscow in late December "on assignment from Ukrainian intelligence services to commit a terrorist attack," according to Russia's Investigations Committee (SK). Kyiv has denied involvement, as reported by BBC World.
Finally, former U.S. President Donald Trump faced criticism after posting a racist video clip online. The White House response to the video clip of the Obamas showed the administration realized that its usual reactions to criticism would not work, according to The New York Times. This incident highlighted a rare instance where Trump's actions faced significant backlash, suggesting a limit to the public's tolerance of his behavior.
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