A TikTok from @sreela.r showing anxious travelers stepping off an Emirates jet went viral after news broke of a surprise $100,000 fee tied to new H-1B petitions. The clip captured private panic in public view as workers wondered whether their jobs, start dates and long-planned moves had just been cancelled with the stroke of a…
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing’s fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new U.S. visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives. While China has no shortage of skilled local engineers, the programme…
The co-founder and chief technology officer of a San Francisco-based firm used the Trump administration’s decision to increase the H-1B visa fee to $100,000 for new applicants as a hiring opportunity. In a LinkedIn post, Metaview CTO Shahriar Tajbakhsh advertised a list of available positions for H-1B candidates at his company. The post comes at…
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., wears a “DOGE” hat during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 30, 2025. The event gives an opportunity for the president and his largest campaign benefactor to dispel any notion of an acrimonious divorce. Photographer:…
Driving schools in the Chubu region have started using translation apps that recognize spoken words and automatically translate them into other languages. Amid an increase in traffic accidents involving foreign drivers, these apps are expected to help communicate Japanese traffic laws to students who are not fluent in Japanese. Homechigiru Driving School in Ise, Mie…