Billionaire VC Mike Moritz slams new H-1B visa fee as ‘brutish extortion scheme’

September 24, 2025 Connie Loizos

In a new, scathing Financial Times op-ed, the former Sequoia Capital honcho compares the White House to Tony Soprano's pork store, calling its new H-1B visa plan another "brutish extortion scheme."

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India court rejects X’s ‘free speech’ argument, backs government takedown powers
India court rejects X’s ‘free speech’ argument, backs government takedown powers

X sued the Indian government in March over content takedown orders issued through its centralized portal.

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