US EditionOpenAI's Altman, Apple's Cook Become Latest CEOs to Criticize ICE After Minneapolis Killing
- On Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook attended the 'Melania' documentary screening hours after a U.S. Border Patrol officer shot Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti, with coverage showing Cook alongside Brett Ratner, film producer.
- Employees said Cook's closeness to the Trump administration clashes with Apple's progressive values, citing his 24-karat gold trophy presented to President Trump and contrasting it with past corporate responses to the George Floyd killing.
- Inside Apple Slack, employees posted worried discussions and unprecedented dismay, saying silence on ICE and CBP violence felt personal given immigrant staff at Apple and was counterproductive.
- The immediate fallout included Apple workers criticizing Cook and Apple leadership's silence as damaging morale and Apple's public reputation, with colleagues calling it an absence of leadership despite some defenses.
- Observers noted the unusual disconnect when tech executives stayed silent after celebrity events near violence, while longtime Apple employees said Cook’s past messages after national traumas now signal an internal cultural and political shift at Apple.
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Bay Area tech CEOs stop short of publicly condemning fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE: reports
(KRON) -- Two of the most powerful CEOs in the tech industry have reportedly expressed dismay over the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis -- although neither has done so publicly. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly criticized Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) for "going too far" following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24. In an eternal message obtained by the New York Times and Business Ins…
Tim Cook has stated his position.
Apple CEO Tim Cook 'heartbroken' after repeated ICE killings in Minneapolis
After increased criticism of his silence, an internal memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to employees says he spoke with the President about the shooting of Alex Pretti and hopes for "deescalation."Apple CEO Tim CookOn Saturday, after the tragic shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, billionaires, executives, and members of the Trump administration attended a screening of the "Melania" film, including Tim Cook. The screening was se…
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