Saturday, September 20, 2025

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Tech Giants Warn H-1B Employees Amid New U.S. Visa Policy Changes (7)
5 months
xAI Debuts Cheaper, Faster Grok 4 Fast AI Model (12) hot
5 months
iPhone Air evades “bendgate” in YouTube stress test (9)
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2025 Ig Nobel Prize Winners Showcase Offbeat Science (5)


In Detail Full day, Saturday, September 20, 2025, Timezone: America/Chicago

Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.

#techpolicy #apple #fang #amazon #business #jobs #immigration

El shitshow que es ahora mismo Estados Unidos no te lo crees:

5 months / bsky / @kr3at0r.bsky.social / kr3at0r.bsky.social

Trump’s new H-1B visa fee prompts emergency guidance from companies - Financial Times

5 months / google

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft warn employees to rush back to the US

5 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Big Tech Tells H-1B Workers Not to Leave Country Due to Trump’s New Policy

5 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US

5 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Trump announces skilled worker visas will now cost $100,000

5 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Quoting Leaked Amazon memo

5 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Back to Top / Saturday, September 20, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 14766 / 7 stories in 5 months


xAI releases cheaper, fast language model Grok 4 Fast

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - xAI has introduced Grok 4 Fast, a lighter version of its flagship model. According to the company, it performs on par with Grok 4 in most tasks but uses about 40 percent less compute. That efficiency also translates into lower costs - xAI says the price p…

#ai #software #ml #opensource #aiethics #genai #deeptech

I wrote up some brief notes on Grok 4 Fast here: simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/20/...

5 months / bsky / @simonwillison.net / simonwillison.net

Grok 4 Fast

5 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Elon Musk Denies Report of $10B Raise at $200B Valuation

5 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

xAI debuts a faster and more cost-effective version of Grok 4

5 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

The LLM Lobotomy

5 months / microsoft

xAI Launches Grok-4-Fast, a Cheaper and More Efficient AI Model

5 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

DeepSeek Model ‘Nearly 100% Successful’ at Avoiding Controversial Topics

5 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Microsoft Gaming Copilot hits Windows in public beta — in-game AI overlay goes live for PC players

5 months / tomshardware

xAI releases cheaper, fast language model Grok 4 Fast

5 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

NotebookLM now moonlights as my entertainment consultant

5 months / pocket-lint / Chris Hachey

xAI Launches Grok 4 Fast, a Cheaper and Smarter AI Model

5 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

4 Under The Radar ChatGPT Features You Should Be Using

5 months / bgr

Back to Top / Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 14763 / 12 stories in 5 months


iPhone Air avoids 'bendgate' in YouTube destruction 'test'

appleinsider - The iPhone Air has managed to dodge another potential "bendgate," after a YouTuber resorted to machinery to test the new model in a typical destruction-centric video.iPhone Air, post bend-testing - Image Credit: JerryRigEverything/YouTubeAs inevitable as …

#hardware #mobiletech #apple #youtube #iphone #ios #gadget

iPhone Air teardown shows how Apple pulled off the thin design

5 months / appleinsider

iFixit Teardown Reveals How Apple Made the iPhone Air So Thin

5 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air Teardowns Show Battery Surprises and More

5 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air demo units already show scratches

5 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

iPhone Air durability test proves Apple’s claims

5 months / ithinkdiff / Imran Hussain

The iPhone Air has managed to dodge another potential “bendgate,” after a YouTuber resorted to machinery to test the new model in a typical destruction-centric video.

5 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

The wafer-thin iPhone Air is surprisingly strong

5 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

iPhone Air avoids 'bendgate' in YouTube destruction 'test'

5 months / appleinsider

iPhone Air Bend Test Leaves JerryRigEverything Stunned [VIDEO]

5 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Back to Top / Saturday, September 20, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 14762 / 9 stories in 5 months


Say Hello to the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica / wired - The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and 24/7 lectures.

#innovation #entertainment #science #culture #psychology #creativity

Seattle Ultrasonics: Ultrasonic Chef's Knife

5 months / seattleultrasonics

Der Konsum von Alkohol* kann die Fähigkeit einer Person verbessern, eine Fremdsprache zu sprechen. Dafür bekam eine Forscher:innengruppe aus NL, UK und D den Ig-Nobelpreis für Frieden 2025. *einer geringen Menge https://improbable.com/ig/winners/

5 months / bsky / @uehmche.bsky.social / uehmche.bsky.social

Living microbial cement supercapacitors with reactivatable energy storage

5 months / cell

IG Nobel Prize Winners 2025

5 months / improbable

Say Hello to the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

5 months / wired / Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

Back to Top / Saturday, September 20, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 14761 / 5 stories in 5 months


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