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TuneIn partners with FEMA to give drivers real-time emergency alerts

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Audio streaming service TuneIn announced on Thursday a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver emergency alerts directly to drivers.  TuneIn is now compatible with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), FEMA’s national system that delivers verified local alerts and critical emergency information to the public. Through this integration, drivers […]

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Billionaire VC Mike Moritz slams new H-1B visa fee as ‘brutish extortion scheme’

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The Trump administration last Friday announced a new $100,000 annual levy on H-1B visas, which allow 85,000 skilled foreign workers to enter the U.S. each year. The fee applies to companies hiring these workers, primarily in tech. Veteran venture capitalist Michael Moritz isn’t having it. In a new, scathing Financial Times op-ed, the former Sequoia

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Trump admin wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM

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The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump

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Trump administration wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM

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The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump

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Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation as state policies mount 

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Meta has raised the stakes in Big Tech’s fight against AI regulation. The Facebook-maker is investing “tens of millions” of dollars into a new super PAC to fight state-level tech policy proposals that could stifle AI advancement, reports Axios. Meta’s pro-AI PAC, called the American Technology Excellence Project, is the company’s latest effort to combat

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US

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Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States, according to multiple media reports. The White House announced Friday that Trump had signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. In

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Trump hits H-1B visas with $100,000 fee, targeting the program that launched Elon Musk and Instagram

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President Trump just made it a lot more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee. H-1B visas allow

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US

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Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States, according to multiple media reports. The White House announced Friday that Trump had signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. In

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Trump hits H-1B visas with $100,000 fee, targeting the program that launched Elon Musk and Instagram

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President Trump just made it a lot more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee. H-1B visas allow

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Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet

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Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.  The banquet seating chart included NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang; Apple CEO Tim Cook; venture capitalist and White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks; Alphabet and Google president Ruth Porat;

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