WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced a dramatic change to the H-1B visa program, raising the fee for employers to $100,000 per application, a steep increase from the previous $2,000–$5,000 range. The new policy, effective immediately, requires companies to provide payment proof before filing an H-1B petition. Petitions will remain restricted for 12 months […]
Microsoft announced that beginning February 2025, employees based near its Redmond headquarters and across the Puget Sound region will be required to work on-site at least three days a week. The policy will gradually expand to other U.S. offices before rolling out globally. In an internal memo, Amy Coleman, Chief of Human Resources at Microsoft, […]
Instagram’s latest update has triggered a wave of concern among users after the launch of its new location-sharing feature. Rolled out this week, the “Instagram Map” tool allows users to share their “last active location,” aiming to help friends stay connected—similar to Snapchat’s Snap Map. Despite claims from Meta that the feature is off by […]
The cryptocurrency market stumbled into August after former President Donald Trump introduced a revised set of “reciprocal” tariffs targeting dozens of countries. The announcement fueled a wave of investor caution and led to a sell-off in digital assets. Bitcoin dropped by 3% to around $113,231, while Ethereum and Solana slid by 6% and 5% respectively. […]
Cash App is making a major move in the peer-to-peer payment space with the introduction of a new feature called Pools, aimed at simplifying group payments. The launch marks the platform’s first major update to its P2P functionality in nearly two years and allows contributions from non-Cash App users via Apple Pay and Google Pay […]
Telegram has officially rolled out its integrated crypto wallet to 87 million users in the United States, allowing them to send, receive, and manage digital assets directly within the app—no separate downloads, browser extensions, or logins required. Called TON Wallet, the feature is now live within Telegram’s interface. It functions as a self-custodial wallet, meaning […]
Microsoft has revealed that multiple China-linked hacking groups have been actively exploiting a vulnerability in its SharePoint collaboration platform. According to a blog post by the tech giant, malicious activity tied to the Chinese threat actors known as Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 began as early as July 7. These groups have attempted to […]
Online shoppers in the U.S. spent a massive $7.9 billion on Tuesday—the opening day of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event—marking a 9.9% increase compared to the same day last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics. This figure makes it the biggest e-commerce day of 2025 so far, surpassing last year’s Thanksgiving Day total of […]
Perplexity AI has introduced Comet, a cutting-edge web browser powered by artificial intelligence, marking the company’s bold entry into the competitive internet services space alongside tech giants like Google and Microsoft. Launched on Wednesday, Comet allows users to engage with enterprise tools such as Slack and pose complex queries using voice or text. A demo […]
Microsoft’s Outlook email service experienced a major disruption this week, with users across the globe facing hours of downtime on Wednesday and Thursday. The issue began around 6:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, affecting Outlook.com as well as its mobile and desktop applications. Users flooded social media with complaints, sharing error messages and screenshots showing “something […]