The must-reads Ive combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Tech companies are warning their immigrant workers not to leave the US Employees on high-skilled visas could be denied entry back into the States. (WP $)+ Officials are considering collecting citizenship applicants social media data. (Associated Press)2 OpenAI has closed one of the largest private funding rounds in historyIt plans to put the $40 billion cash injection towards building AGI. (The Guardian)+ The deal values OpenAI at a whopping $300 billion. (CNBC)+ The company also teased its first open-weight model in years. (Insider $)3 SpaceX has launched a mission thats never been attempted before Its taking private customers on an orbit between Earths North and South poles. (CNN)+ Crypto billionaire Chun Wang is footing the bill for the mission. (Reuters)+ Europe is finally getting serious about commercial rockets. (MIT Technology Review)4 Some DOGE workers are returning to their old jobsTheyre quietly heading back to their roles at X and SpaceX. (The Information $)+ Top staff were placed on leave after denying DOGE access to their systems. (Wired $) + Can AI help DOGE slash government budgets? Its complex. (MIT Technology Review)5 Amazon is going all-in on AI agents Its new AI model Nova Act is designed to complete tasks such as online shopping. (The Verge)+ Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake. (MIT Technology Review)6 DeepMind is making it harder for its researchers to publish studies Its reluctant to share innovations that rivals could capitalize on. (FT $)7 Meet the protestors staking out Tesla dealershipsProfessors and attorneys have taken to the streets to fight back. (New Yorker $) + Far-right extremists are turning up to defend the company. (Wired $)