Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas
cnbc - Startups across the U.S. have been left worrying about the implications of potential hefty fees on H-1B visas.
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SpaceX's lunar lander could be 'years late' for a planned 2027 mission to the moon
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - SpaceX's lunar lander has run into a snag and may not be ready for a mission to the moon that was scheduled for 2027, according to a report by Space News. The company's Starship Human Landing System (HLS) is a variant of the typical Starship spacecraft th…
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14802 / 3 stories in 5 months
The Trump Admin Is Suing Amazon for Tricking People Into Prime Subscriptions. Here’s How That Might Affect You
Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - The FTC is claiming that Amazon made cancelling a subscription tough on purpose.
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14801 / 3 stories in 5 months
Trump's H-1B visa changes are are 'anti-growth,' economists warn as corporate panic spreads
Alex Daniel / qz - The president's new rules for the visas for high-skilled workers include hiking the fee to $100,000, about 60 times the previous cost
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Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14788 / 18 stories in 5 months
Trump reportedly set to sign executive order on TikTok deal
The administration is poised to finalize an executive order detailing a proposed deal involving TikTok. The move signals a swift governmental intervention in the persistent debate surrounding the social media platform’s operations in the U.S., potentially reshaping its business model and user experience amid national security concerns.
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 14784 / 9 stories in 5 months
ACMA launches investigation into Optus over emergency call outage
Vivienne Kelly / mumbrella - Optus is under the microscope with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announcing it will investigate the telco over the emergency call outage involved in the deaths of at least three people. Telcos have an obligation to ensure calls …
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 14779 / 3 stories in 5 months
H-1B chaos exposes administration's immigration philosophy
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump's $100K H-1B fee sparked weekend chaos as workers abandoned vacations to race back to the US. The confusion revealed a deliberate shift toward class-based immigration favoring wealth over skills—and competitors are watching.
Back to Top / Sunday, September 21, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 14770 / 5 stories in 5 months
Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity: W.House
techxplore - A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday.
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Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact
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Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access
Beth Mole / arstechnica - A push to require prescriptions for every COVID shot failed in a split vote.
Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 14755 / 10 stories in 5 months
Court lets NSF keep swinging axe at $1B in research grants
Carly Page / theregister - Judge rules there’s no quick fix for 1,700+ axed grants, leaving labs scrambling for cash while the lawsuit plays out A US court has cleared the way for the National Science Foundation to press ahead with the cancellation of more than 1,700 research grant…
Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14737 / 2 stories in 5 months
Vaccine Panel Stacked by RFK Jr. Recommends Delaying MMRV Immunization
Emily Mullin / wired - The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4.
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The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers
Will Shanklin / engadget - The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let them resell the tickets at a significant markup on its own sec…
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CEOs of Reddit, Twitch and Discord Called to Testify in Congress After Charlie Kirk Killing
Matt Novak / gizmodo - "Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence," said James Comer.
Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 14684 / 4 stories in 5 months
Cowardly Disney Caves To Brendan Carr’s Bogus Censorial Threats, Pulling Jimmy Kimmel
Mike Masnick / techdirt - There are multiple ways into this story, but almost all of the reporting on what’s happened claims that Disney pulled talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s show “indefinitely” over comments that Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk. But that leads most people to assume…
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Anthropic Wants to Be the One Good AI Company in Trump’s America
AJ Dellinger / gizmodo - It put limits on law enforcement usage and backed an AI safety bill. Just ignore the whole pirating a bunch of books thing.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 14657 / 4 stories in 5 months
United States And China Agree Deal For TikTok US Operations
Sharveya Parasnis / medianama - United States President Donald Trump has told American media that he has reached a deal with China in order to save the TikTok app in the US.The post United States And China Agree Deal For TikTok US Operations appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14635 / 2 stories in 5 months
Anthropic draws a line between spies and cops
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Anthropic builds classified AI models for intelligence agencies while blocking FBI and ICE from domestic surveillance use. The contradiction has sparked White House tensions and raises questions about ethical lines in government AI.
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Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged as Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty
Dell Cameron / wired - In the indictment, prosecutors claim Tyler Robinson planned Kirk’s killing in advance, citing rooftop surveillance, engraved bullets, and a written note as they seek the death penalty.
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14605 / 2 stories in 5 months
Trump deploys troops amid rising tensions in key cities
In a controversial move, President Trump has ordered military forces deployed in Memphis while hinting that other Democratic-led cities might soon see similar orders. The decision, criticized as both heavy-handed and theatrically ironic, underscores escalating tensions in national debates over security and governance.
Back to Top / Monday, September 15, 2025, 10:20 pm / permalink 14576 / 1 stories in 5 months