White House Press Secretary says the $100K H-1B fee is not an annual fee and it is a “one-time fee that applies only to the petition” in the upcoming lottery
To be clear: 1.) This is NOT an annual fee. It's a one-time fee that applies only to the petition. 2.) Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be ...
VCs and founders warn that the $100K fee will make H-1B sponsorship prohibitively expensive for startups, not Big Tech, and drive talent outside the US
Longtime entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are sounding the alarm over President Trump's new H-1B fee that would impact tech companies and the workers they hire from abroad.
White House says the $100K H-1B fee will not apply to renewals or existing H-1B holders re-entering the US, only to future applicants in the February lottery
not $100K toll booths. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick / @reichlinmelnick : They need to PUT THIS IN WRITING. Because right now it's anonymous officials versus the actual words in the actual ban on entry that ...
Memos: Amazon, which has the most H-1B staff at 14K+, Google, and Microsoft tell H-1B visa holders to return to the US before September 21 and avoid travel
Major technology companies and foreign governments are rushing to respond after President Donald Trump late Friday announced plans …
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Trump says Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch “is involved” in the ownership group for TikTok US and “Rupert is probably going to be in the group” along with Michael Dell
President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch …
As carriers deploy protections against fraudulent texts, scammers are using “SMS blasters” that impersonate base stations to send fake messages to nearby phones
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Amazon expands Multichannel Fulfillment to let Walmart sellers use Amazon's logistics network to deliver orders and announces support for Shein by year-end
In an e-commerce twist almost worthy of The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, Amazon is now officially supporting orders placed on Walmart.com …
Researchers suggest LLM-powered medical AI tools understate the severity of symptoms in female patients and show less “empathy” toward Black and Asian patients
Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients Bluesky: @veni.dev . Forums: r/france Bluesky: Veni Kunche / @veni.dev : “Research ...
A profile of Edwin Chen, the CEO of Surge AI, a Scale AI rival that had $1.2B revenue in 2024, is profitable, and is reportedly raising $1B at a $30B valuation
This story appears in the October/November 2025 issue of Forbes Magazine. Subscribe — An alum of Google, Facebook and Twitter … X: @_iainmartin , @_pheebini , @richa_lq , @hellosurgeai , @forbes , ...
Karoline Leavitt confirms Oracle will handle TikTok's data and security, and says the US is “100% confident” a deal is done and it “just needs to be signed”
and yes lots of TNG android memes [embedded post] Forums: r/technology : TikTok deal signed soon, includes U.S. control of algorithm, White House says See also Mediagazer
Diplomats say the EU is moving to exclude Meta, Apple, Google, and Amazon from the new Financial Data Access system to protect the bloc's “digital sovereignty”
Germany argues groups such as Apple and Meta are excluded to protect Europe's ‘digital sovereignty’ Bluesky: @whodat35 . Forums: r/neoliberal and r/technology Bluesky: Lee West / @whodat35 : Wise move...
Ultralytics, which develops the YOLO series of open-source computer vision models and sells commercial licenses, raised a $30M Series A led by Elephant VC
Ultralytics Inc., a developer of computer vision models, today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding.
A review of Tim Berners-Lee's new book This is for Everyone, while his startup Inrupt, which aims to commercialize the Solid web protocol, struggles to scale
The World Wide Web inventor criticises the ‘rage bait’ of algorithms and social media — and advocates tighter user control of personal data Forums: r/technology Forums: r/technology : This is for Ever...
A profile of Noah Urban, who was a key member of the Scattered Spider group because of his social engineering skills and is serving a 10-year prison sentence
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Some companies are turning to fossil fuels to power their data centers as countries around the world scramble to meet rising energy demands amid the AI boom
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In a 30-minute test, Meta Ray-Ban Display was as spotty as Zuckerberg's failed demos, with the wristband occasionally failing to register finger swipes
At Least for Now Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends : Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses sell personal superintelligence. I'll skip Paul Kedrosky : Four Ideas, Sunday Edition: Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : Meta's St...
Chinese robotaxi operators WeRide and Pony AI are partnering with local companies like Grab to expand into Singapore, one of the world's best-mapped cities
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Google Cloud says it now works with nine of the 10 leading AI labs, including OpenAI, and with 60% of the world's generative AI startups, fueling its growth
It has been incredibly rewarding seeing our customers leverage … Darren Mowry : Thanks to Maxwell Zeff and the team at TechCrunch for this great insight into what we are building over here at Google C...
A profile of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, a critic of Trump and David Sacks' AI agenda, arguing its hands-off approach could steer AI down a dangerous path
Wall Street Journal : X: @amrithramkumar and @berber_jin1 . LinkedIn: Berber J. . Forums: r/singularity X: Amrith Ramkumar / @amrithramkumar : One of the only CEOs taking on Trump is now in a battle ...
Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the top 30 Hong Kong-listed tech stocks, is up 41% YTD vs. Nasdaq's 17%, driven by China's AI and chip self-sufficiency push
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