In a rare bipartisan move, lawmakers urge President Trump to reconsider the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning it could hurt startups and U.S. competitiveness.
Author: Shubhangi Chowdhury
Silicon Valley leaders have largely remained silent on the recent hike in H1-B visa fees, despite the policy hitting the tech industry
“I focus on startups solving real, everyday problems with simple, practical solutions,” says Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist Sandesh Sharda, who joins the startup reality show Ideabaaz as a judge.
California faces federal scrutiny after undocumented Indian-born truck driver Jashanpreet Singh caused a deadly crash, prompting stricter commercial driver’s license regulations for noncitizens.
Major U.S. companies, including Walmart, Cognizant, and TCS, are pausing or reshaping H-1B hiring strategies after President Trump’s $100,000 visa fee hike disrupts recruitment plans.
The Trump administration defends its controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee in court, amid lawsuits claiming it unlawfully burdens U.S. businesses and foreign skilled workers.
Alibaba launches a new AI chatbot in its Quark app and announces Quark AI Glasses, aiming to compete with Tencent, ByteDance, and global AI leaders.
A heated social media clash erupted between Nalin Haley and journalist Mehdi Hasan over U.S. immigration, exposing deep ironies and tensions surrounding immigrant identity and policy.
Tata Technologies plans to expand its U.S. operations and hire more American workers, aligning with Trump’s visa policies and boosting its local workforce strategy.
Uniphore secures $260 million in Series F funding from Nvidia, AMD, and others to expand its AI-driven automation platform and strengthen global enterprise communication solutions.
Letter AI has secured $10.6 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven platform
UAE-based AI platform Cercli secures $12 million Series A funding to expand its global workforce management solutions, leveraging AI to disrupt legacy ERP giants like SAP and Oracle.
Walmart pauses job offers for H-1B candidates as Trump’s new $100,000 visa fee reshapes corporate hiring strategies and intensifies challenges for U.S. employers relying on global talent.
India launches an ambitious initiative to attract top Indian researchers abroad amid U.S. immigration turmoil, aiming to strengthen its STEM research and innovation ecosystem.
Japan’s first female prime minister marks a historic breakthrough as global gender gaps in political leadership persist, revealing enduring biases and slow progress toward true equality.
Texts obtained by POLITICO reveal Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia’s racist and inflammatory remarks about MLK Jr., Asians, and “white nationalism,” intensifying scrutiny of his nomination.
President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a landmark $8.5 billion rare earth minerals deal amid rising tensions over China’s export controls.
FBI Director Kash Patel, the first Indian American in the role, celebrates Diwali online, sparking both backlash from MAGA supporters and support from diverse communities.
A massive Amazon Web Services outage disrupted major online platforms worldwide, costing companies millions per hour and exposing the global economy’s heavy reliance on a single cloud provider.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $63 million to Morgan State University and $40 million to preserve Black historical landmarks, reinforcing her commitment to equity and education.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urges a balanced U.S. approach to regulating China’s access to AI technologies, warning that restrictive policies could harm America’s own technological leadership.
Wikipedia faces an 8% drop in human traffic as generative AI and social media reshape how people seek information, raising concerns about content integrity and volunteer engagement.
A widespread AWS outage disrupted major apps and websites including Snapchat, Venmo, and Reddit, before Amazon reported “significant signs of recovery” by Monday afternoon.
Meta is tightening control over AI chatbots on WhatsApp, banning third-party assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity from 2026 to strengthen its in-house AI ecosystem.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff faces backlash after reports reveal his proposal to use the company’s AI technology to support ICE’s deportation and recruitment initiatives.