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The $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problems
Last fall, President Donald Trump's executive order raising the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 - like many of his immigration policies - led to near-immediate c...
Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal
In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal...
ByteDance has reportedly suspended the global rollout of its new AI video generator
A month after Seedance 2.0's launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its deve...
Spotify’s new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm’s recommendations
You're responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify's co-CEO, Gustav Söderström, announced the Taste Profile feature, which allows...
Meta is reportedly laying off up to 20 percent of its staff
According to Reuters, Meta is looking to offset spending on AI and data centers with a massive round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the matter say the compan...
Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal
There may have been some extra incentive for the Trump administration to get the TikTok US deal done. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Tr...
What to read this weekend: Locked in with The Iron Garden Sutra
Need something new for your reading list? This week, we recommend A.D. Sui's The Iron Garden Sutra, a meditative horror sci-fi/fantasy and murder mystery....
Meta is reportedly planning to cut up to 20 percent of its staff in upcoming layoffs
Meta could be preparing for one of the largest layoffs in its history, according to a Reuters report. The tech giant is planning to cut about 20 percent of its...
Hulu, Disney Plus, and the Pixel Watch 4 are among this week’s best deals
Happy Saturday, all! This week, we found a number of deals that should help you unwind and relax over the next few days (and beyond). If you’re planning to stre...
Digg shuts down for a 'hard reset' because it was flooded with bots
Digg has shut down, for now, just a few months after its open beta launched. Justin Mezzell, the company’s CEO, has explained on the home page that it noticed h...
Prediction markets want the Oscars to be your gateway drug to betting on everything
Though it was weird to see the Golden Globes partner with Polymarket for its most recent awards show, the collaboration wasn't shocking given the way that peopl...
MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the ‘just right’ Mac
Not much has changed in the new MacBook Air for 2026: It now has the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and faster storage starting at 512GB instead of 256GB. It's just as outst...