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2025-09-20T17:30:11Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. A White House official said that the $100,000 H-1B visa fee only applies to new applicants. Amid uncertainty, tech companies have urged H-1B holders to return to the US. President Donald Trump says he was imposing the new fee to prevent abuse of the visa. After Trump announced a…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Backup quarterback Will Hammond stepped into a stagnant Texas Tech offense in the third quarter and put together four scoring drives to lead the 17th-ranked Red Raiders to a 34-10 win over No. 16 Utah on Saturday.Hammond threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 61 yards. He entered the game in relief of Behren Morton, whose helmet slammed on the turf after he slid head first into contact with Utah linebacker Johnathan Hall during the Red Raiders’ (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) opening drive of the third quarter. Morton was ruled out after…
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta forward Naz Hillmon was named the WNBA’s Sixth Player of the Year on Saturday, making her the first Dream player in franchise history to win the award.Hillmon averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Dream and made 53 3-pointers after hitting just one across her first three WNBA seasons.“Naz embodies everything we want the Atlanta Dream to stand for — toughness, consistency and growth,” Dream general manager Dan Padover said. “Her ability to embrace any role and make winning plays has elevated not only her own game, but our entire team. Credit also goes to…
At its annual Made on YouTube event this week, YouTube unveiled tons of new updates, features, and tools geared toward creators, including updates to YouTube Live, new ways to monetize, and more. Studio updates include “likeness” detection and lip-synced dubs, and the company is offering new AI tools for podcasters to help promote their shows. Here’s everything announced at Made on YouTube. A new Studio YouTube CEO Neal Mohan at Made on YouTube 2025Image Credits:YouTube The company showed off new and updated tools to Studio, which creators use to manage their channels and track analytics. Updates include an inspiration tab,…
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday that will add a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications, leading some major tech companies to warn visa holders to remain in the US or get back by Sunday’s deadline.Business Insider has reviewed memos sent to staff at Amazon and Microsoft about the changes. Read them here.AmazonH-1B Executive Order, Sep 19, 2025Amazonians,We’ve reviewed the Presidential Proclamation on H-1B visas that was released today and are actively working to gain greater clarity. Here’s what you need to know right now: The proclamation creates a travel restriction starting September 21, 2025, at 12:01…
At a time of high anxiety around technology’s impact on arts and culture, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Collider Fellowship is focused on new opportunities, welcoming multi-disciplinary artists to explore how emerging tech can transform live performance and the performing arts. Today, the famed New York performing arts center is announcing its second class of Collider Fellows — a group of six artists working in areas from virtual reality to artificial intelligence to the immersive 4DSound System. “I love that they’re all really thoughtful people who are not just thinking about [the work] itself, but how it fits into…
Time is running out to grab your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco. With less than 7 days left to lock in savings, now’s your chance to save up to $668 on your ticket and join 10,000+ founders, investors, and builders at one of the most iconic startup conferences of the year. Disrupt brings together 250+ top voices in tech across 200+ sessions spanning five industry stages, roundtables, and breakouts. You’ll also meet 100+ emerging startups and brands shaping tomorrow’s ecosystem and take part in 2,000+ curated networking meetings — all designed with the intention…
Time is running out to grab your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco. With less than 7 days left to lock in Regular Bird pricing, now’s your chance to save up to $668 on your ticket and join 10,000+ founders, investors, and builders at one of the most iconic startup conferences of the year. Disrupt brings together 250+ top voices in tech across 200+ sessions spanning five industry stages, roundtables, and breakouts. You’ll also meet 100+ emerging startups and brands shaping tomorrow’s ecosystem and take part in 2,000+ curated networking meetings — all designed with…
For retired grandfather Ed Langevin, life was good. He spent plenty of time with his grandkids. He went to church regularly. And he loved the simple things, like a bowl of pasta or a sub from his favorite deli.But in February 2024, everything changed. Every meal left Langevin with heartburn. He could barely eat, and even a little bit of food made him feel full. While he used to regularly eat a whole sub, now a quarter of the sandwich left him feeling full and kept him from eating for days. He was often nauseous, and he became afraid of…
Drugstores are ready to deliver updated COVID-19 vaccines this fall and insurers plan to pay for them, even though the shots no longer come recommended by an important government committee.On Friday, vaccine advisers picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to specifically recommend the shots but said people could make individual decisions on whether to get them.The recommendations from the advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention require sign-off by the agency’s director, but they are almost always adopted.Those recommendations normally trigger several layers of insurance coverage and allow drugstores in many states to deliver the…