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Claims are circulating that Indian professionals on H1B visas who lost their jobs in the United States are leaving their houses behind and returning to India with little more than a suitcase. One widely shared account describes a vlogger entering an abandoned home with all belongings still intact. The posts fuel ongoing debate over job losses and visa insecurity in the US tech sector, though the scale of the phenomenon is not verified.

A new report details allegations of sexual harassment and rape connected to so-called AI party houses in the San Francisco Bay Area, where young tech workers in the artificial intelligence industry live and socialize. The accounts have drawn widespread attention and criticism of the culture surrounding the AI startup scene, with renewed debate over safety, accountability and excess in the industry.

Claims are circulating that Indian professionals on H-1B visas are walking away from their American homes, contributing to falling house prices in some markets. The story has drawn heavy attention online, tapping into ongoing debate about job losses in the tech sector, visa uncertainty, and whether layoffs are forcing foreign workers to sell or leave properties behind. No official data confirming widespread abandonment has been cited.

The European Commission's homegrown messaging platform, Element, built as a substitute for Microsoft Teams, is reportedly receiving poor feedback from EU officials who use it. Politico reports that staff find the tool frustrating, raising questions about the EU's push for digital sovereignty and whether its in-house software can compete with commercial products.

European Union officials are criticising the bloc's in-house alternative to Microsoft Teams, with some reportedly calling it 'absolute s–t'. The tool is part of the EU's effort to move away from US tech dependence and keep communications on its own infrastructure. Internal reviews have been scathing, and the backlash is drawing attention to the gap between EU digital-sovereignty ambitions and the usability of the software it builds.

European Commission employees are reportedly frustrated with the internally developed 'sovereign' messaging and collaboration tool meant to replace Microsoft Teams. According to a new report, staff find the alternative difficult to use and a downgrade, complicating the EU's push to reduce reliance on US tech providers. The backlash highlights tensions between digital sovereignty goals and day-to-day workplace practicality.