US suspends fast-track processing for highly skilled H-1B visa
US authorities are temporarily suspending the speedy, premium processing of a visa which is often used by tech firms to recruit foreign skilled workers.
Business
Mar 5, 2017
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Tech firms unite to challenge Trump on immigration
A broad coalition of US technology firms has begun planning a joint legal strategy challenging President Donald Trump's executive order barring refugees and many Muslims from American soil, sources say.
Business
Jan 31, 2017
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This $5,900 chair may be the tech world's new key to productivity
Che Voigt believes his company has solved problems that have plagued the working world since the advent of typing.
Business
Oct 18, 2016
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Top designers back Apple in Samsung patent appeal
More than 100 global design professionals on Thursday offered support to Apple in its long-running patent design battle with Samsung, now before the US Supreme Court.
Business
Aug 4, 2016
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Police, cyber firms tackle 'ransomware' hacking threat
Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware" which locks users' data until they pay criminals to retrieve it.
Security
Jul 25, 2016
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Tech entrepreneur unveils plan for new stock market
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur said Monday he has begun working on a new kind of stock exchange which he says is better adapted to the fast-moving world of tech startups.
Business
Jun 14, 2016
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Microsoft opens wallet to extend Internet in remote areas
Microsoft has joined other tech giants working to deliver the Internet in remote parts of the world, although it's taking a smaller-scale approach than some of its rivals.
Telecom
May 24, 2016
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Apple defends stand in Brooklyn case on iPhone access
Apple urged a federal court Friday to reject efforts to force the company to help break into an iPhone as part of a New York drug investigation.
Security
Apr 15, 2016
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Daimler wants Amazon, Microsoft onboard mapping service Here: report
German automakers Audi, BMW and Daimler are in talks with Amazon and Microsoft over the possibility of them taking minority stakes in the Here digital mapping service, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, quoting a ...
Business
Apr 6, 2016
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Education and industrial variety power high-growth companies nationwide
High-growth companies are not just found in California's tech-rich Silicon Valley. According to a team of economists, these fast-growing firms are found across the U.S. and in a variety of industries.
Economics & Business
Jan 14, 2016
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