Articles associated with topic: tech policy
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Here’s Why GitHub is Blocking Developers from Iran and Syria
Recently, developers in Iran, Syria, and Crimea noticed their access to GitHub was cut off. The move was unannounced, but the Microsoft-owned firm now admits why it implemented a ban on those dev… -
Weekend Roundup: Fines, Phones, Feds, Faces, the Future, and ‘a Fourth’
Great news: it’s your weekend. It was actually a busy week for tech, so get ready for some iPhone chatter, augmented reality, and more on how the government is poking at the tech industry like a… -
H-1B Crackdown: Companies Must Prove Work Exists for Visa Holders
Companies seeking H-1B visas for foreign-born workers must now prove there will be work for them for the entire duration of their stay stateside. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (US… -
Immigration Bill Could Change How Silicon Valley Sources Foreign Talent
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, which eliminates per-country caps on green cards. Under current U.S. law, each country is limite… -
Enhancing Creativity, Productivity, and Skills: Life Inside an AI-Assisted Organization
Breakthroughs in generative AI and transfer learning are driving the next wave of innovation. In 2024, businesses saw significant benefits from the widespread adoption of AI-powered tools like Ch…Sponsored -
DOE Makes It Easier for Predatory For-Profit Coding Schools to Dupe Students
Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Betsy DeVos is making a critical rule change that will allow for-profit schools and career certification providers to prey on unwitting students. It could… -
H-1B Visas May Not Get Country Restrictions After All
In June, news leaked that the Trump administration was debating whether to limit the number of H-1B visa recipients from India. That cap would have been retaliation for India’s localized data-sto… -
Weekend Roundup: Going With ARM, Getting Lost, and Being Found
It was a pretty quiet week in tech (aside from Jony Ive deciding to leave Apple), which is great in some ways, but we’d love to have too much to talk about. There were a few cool standouts, thoug… -
U.S. Plans to Limit India’s H-1B Use Due to Localized Data Storage
Two of the more interesting tech issues, immigration and the cloud, are aligning: A new report suggests the United States is planning to limit the number of H-1B visas granted to Indian citizens… -
Will Splitting Up Big Tech Actually Help? ‘It’s Unlikely.’
A hot-button topic leading into the 2020 election is whether big tech companies such as Google and Facebook should be split up. Candidates like Elizabeth Warren have aggressive plans to divide th… -
H-4 EAD Unfairly Strangled by Trump Administration: Lawsuit
H-1B is an emotional issue for many tech professionals, but few aspects of it are quicker to spark argument than the H-4 EAD, a related program that allows the spouses of H-1B visa holders to wor… -
Michigan's Thriving Tech Ecosystem
Michigan has a rich history as the heart of the automotive industry, but it has also emerged as a vibrant center for innovative technologies. With advancements in electric vehicles (EVs), mobilit…Sponsored