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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.

Blackstone will invest $705 million for a 9.9% stake in India’s Federal Bank, becoming its largest shareholder, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.

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 construction of President Trump’s $300 million privately funded White House ballroom marks the most significant structural change since 1948, sparking debate over preservation and modernization.

Anthropic expands its partnership with Google Cloud, gaining access to over a gigawatt of TPU capacity to power the next generation of Claude AI models.

OpenAI acquires Software Applications, Inc., creators of the AI-powered Mac interface Sky, strengthening its push to integrate ChatGPT and AI tools seamlessly into everyday workflows.

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.

U.S. employees in the Google Customer Solutions (GCS) division were informed last month about this change via memo sent by its Vice President John Nicoletti

Meta will lay off 600 employees from its artificial intelligence (AI) unit

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at critics of his proposed $1 trillion compensation package on Wednesday

Indian refiners are preparing to sharply reduce imports from two major Russian producers to comply with new U.S. sanctions

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.

Elon Musk reacts to reports that Amazon plans to replace tens of thousands of jobs with robots, saying AI will make working optional in the future.

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.

The Trump administration is exploring equity-based investments in quantum computing firms like IonQ and Rigetti, signaling deeper government involvement in advancing U.S. tech innovation.

Former Accenture CTO Karthik Narain joins Google Cloud as Chief Product and Business Officer, leading global product, engineering, and AI-driven business strategy under CEO Thomas Kurian.

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

Private equity firms Blackstone and TPG announced on Tuesday that they will acquire Hologic for $18.3 billion

Anthropic is in the talks with Google about a deal that would provide the AI company with additional computing power valued in the high tens of billions of dollars

Tesla is recalling 12,963 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the U.S. due to a battery pack defect that could cause sudden loss of drive power.

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.

Volkswagen faces potential production disruptions amid a dispute with chipmaker Nexperia, highlighting Europe’s dependence on semiconductors and the impact of geopolitical tensions on global supply chains.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered browser that integrates ChatGPT for interactive search, task automation, and personalized browsing, marking a major shift in web navigation.