Hacker News with Generative AI: Shareholder Activism

Apple shareholders vote against ending DEI program amid Trump crackdown (theguardian.com)
Apple shareholders voted down an attempt to pressure the technology company into yielding to Donald Trump’s push to scrub corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce.
Costco Denies Shareholder Demand to Back Down from DEI Hiring (newsweek.com)
The Costco Board pushed back against its anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) shareholders, who had suggested the wholesale corporation re-evaluate its "illegal discrimination" program.