Apoorva Govind reflects on rising social volatility in the US, sparking debate on immigration, AI, economy, and tech culture.
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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.
Apple executive Ke Yang, who recently led the company’s AI-driven web search team “Answers, Knowledge and Information,” is leaving to join Meta amid intensifying AI talent wars.
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joins Microsoft and AI startup Anthropic as a paid advisor, donating proceeds to his charity while guiding global AI strategy.
Tech giants Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rush to reassure H-1B employees after Trump’s $100,000 visa fee, as White House clarifies existing holders remain unaffected.
The H-1B visa program has become a flashpoint in U.S.-India trade tensions, fueling online backlash, political rhetoric, and debates over jobs, immigration, and economic fairness.
Mike Liberatore, Airbnb veteran and CFO of Elon Musk’s xAI, exits after just three months, amid a wave of high-profile departures at the AI firm.
Anthropic is changing its data policy, requiring Claude users to decide by Sept. 28 whether their conversations can be used to train future AI models.
Jensen Huang sells over $49M in Nvidia stock as the company leads the AI chip market, powering industries from healthcare to automotive and global AI infrastructure.
Scale AI lays off 200 staff amid restructuring, just weeks after Meta’s $14.3B investment and CEO Alexandr Wang’s move to Meta’s superintelligence team.
These deals highlight the important role major tech companies play in supporting government operations and reflect a growing partnership to enhance efficiency and innovation in federal services.
Two thirds of jobs in the Silicon Valley are filled by people born outside the country, according to 2025 Silicon Valley Index
Recession in tech industry would hit H-1B workers hard, says Seattle based Immigration expert Amy Bhatt
Women on H4 visas may slowly be changing the American tech industry, which has been a male bastion.