The United States first introduced the H1-B visa in 1990 under then-President George H.W. Bush. The visa was meant to bring specialised workers to the US to fill in for a domestic labour shortage. Over 3 decades later, the H1-B visa has transformed the US economy with thousands of skilled international workers joining every year….
China’s Tsinghua University has emerged as the world’s top institution in computer science across multiple major global rankings, marking a symbolic shift in a field once dominated by American universities. For the first time, Tsinghua now leads lists ranging from the widely recognised US News Best Global Universities to CSRankings, a system seen as rigorously…
In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now known as X, stating it was to promote a “digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner.” Upon his purchase, Musk loosened content moderation policies and reinstated many previously banned accounts, including that of President Donald Trump. In this excerpt…
Box CEO Aaron Levie is pushing back against President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning the policy will give large tech companies an unfair advantage over cash-strapped startups in the competition for global talent. Speaking on “The A16z Podcast” alongside Andreessen Horowitz partners, Levie argued that the steep fee structure essentially turns international hiring into…
“Maybe 10 years ago, he was like, ‘I want Marco Rubio to be president,’” the same source says. Many players first started hearing of Ellison in the lead-up to the 2024 Republican presidential primary. At that point, after years of donating to both parties, Ellison was seen internally as doing Trump a small favor by…
Jeff Bezos on His Paycheck: ‘I’m Proud of It’ — Here’s What He Made at Amazon As CEO (File Photo) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has revealed that during his tenure as chief executive he deliberately avoided taking additional compensation, including stock grants and bonuses, despite leading one of the world’s most valuable companies. Speaking at…
Britain and the United States have agreed a technology pact to boost ties in AI, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, with top U.S. firms led by Microsoft pledging 31 billion pounds ($42 billion) in UK investments, APA reports citing Reuters. The “Tech Prosperity Deal” is part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit…
The scene opens confusingly. The camera zooms too close to the president’s face; the table at which the tech executives are seated seems far too long. Mark Zuckerberg is there, and Bill Gates and Tim Cook and Satya Nadella and Sam Altman and on and on, a baker’s dozen or so of Silicon Valley’s most…
(Bloomberg/Carmen Reinicke) — Nvidia Corp.’s China sales have taken on new levels of complexity, and investors will be hoping for a clearer read when the chipmaker reports earnings Wednesday afternoon. The firm’s on-again, off-again sales in the word’s largest market for semiconductors have been a source of confusion for Wall Street. Third-quarter revenue projections for…
Apple has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, alleging that he stole trade secrets related to the Apple Watch and shared them with his new employer, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo, which was aware of these activities. The complaint, filed on Thursday in federal court in San Jose, California, claimed that Shi Chen, a former…