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President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order, which adds a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications. But according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, it won't be an annual fee as the administration initially said it would be. During the signing at the Oval Office on Friday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said multiple times that the fee would be applied per year. In a follow-up X post on Saturday, however, Leavitt wrote "to be clear," the fee is not annual but "one-time fee that ap
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While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are still nearly a year away, a handful of new features and changes have already been rumored for the devices. Below, we have recapped some of the early iPhone 18 Pro rumors so far. Smaller Dynamic Island The standard iPhone 18, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max will be equipped with a slightly smaller Dynamic Island, but the... Read more ›
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'Strange New Worlds' has seemingly heard your complaints that the show has been missing some strange new worlds lately. Read more ›
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After my husband died, I knew my daughter and I needed a fresh start. I was nervous for her to move so far into high school, but it's been great. Read more ›
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Led by Gen Z, Delete Day encouraged attendees to get rid of social media apps on their smartphones. Read more ›
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Diane Keaton played some much-loved film characters over her decades in Hollywood and established herself as a style icon. Read more ›
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Hackers claim to have "breached" Nintendo and stolen internal data from the Japanese megacorp. Read more Read more ›
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President Trump imposed a 100% tariff on Chinese goods and announced export controls on undefined 'critical software,' a move that could cripple China’s tech and manufacturing sectors more than tariffs themselves. Read more ›
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In a four-part lecture series on his views of religion, billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly said Luddites are the Antichrist. Read more ›
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On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What’s on here? Read more ›
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In Arizona, I can't feel fall, but I can create it. My fall décor makes desert life feel a little more like home. It also gives me nostalgia for my childhood. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from the Independent: Bitcoin and Ethereum both saw record liquidations as investors reacted to fears over a trade war, which saw many crypto investors move their money to stablecoins or safer assets... Bitcoin fell by more than 10 per cent to below $110,000, before recovering to $113,096 on Saturday morning. The value of Ethereum slumped by 11.2 per cent to $3,878. Other cryptocurrencies, including... Read more ›
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Get ready to sit on your couch watching weekly episodes of 'Daredevil: Born Again,' 'Wonder Man,' and other Marvel shows. Read more ›
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I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos..." And... "You can only turn off this setting 3 times a year." If I moved the slidebar for that setting to the left (for "No"), it moved back to the right, and said "Something went wrong while updating... Read more ›
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A wedding video on social media shows a young couple exchanging gifts, with the groom receiving a GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. Read more ›
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The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries. Read more ›
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From a new Iron Man solo to the next Spider-Man event, change is a-coming for Marvel in 2026. Read more ›
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Intel announced its next series of processors, the Core Ultra series 3, this week, but I got a close up look at these new chips in Arizona ahead of the announcement. Here's what I saw. Read more ›
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The Crimson Collective hacking group claims to have breached Nintendo's security and stolen files from the gaming company. Read more ›
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Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities in 7-Zip could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious ZIP archive. Read more ›
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"Next time Amazon hypes its Prime Days savings, remember this: The prices during the sale aren't always better," writes a Washington Post technology columnist. "I've got the receipts to prove it." I would have saved, on average, almost nothing during Amazon's recent fall "Prime Big Deal Days" — and for some big-ticket purchases, I would have actually paid amore. For the sale that took place Oct. 7 and 8, my... Read more ›
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The FCC has submitted a proposal that would make it harder for consumers to receive itemized bills with accurate information from their ISPs, as spotted by The Verge. The draft would revise previous "unnecessary" requirements on the grounds that a fact-based list of charges "may confuse customers." This comes as a response to complaints by ISPs over a Biden-era transparency rule that went into effect back in 2024. Compliance with... Read more ›
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California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Friday that grants rideshare drivers in the state the right to unionize. It's the second state to grant organizing rights to rideshare drivers, who are independent contractors, following the passage of a similar law in Massachusetts in 2024. There are over 800,000 rideshare drivers in California, and the bill that was just signed into law "establishes a clear legal framework for union certification,... Read more ›
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Amazon Prime Day is officially here and bringing all-new low prices on some of our favorite speakers. That includes the Beats Pill, one of our picks for best portable Bluetooth speakers.  Right now, you can get the Beats Pill for $80, down from $150. The 47 percent discount brings the speaker to $18 less than its July Prime Day price. Notably, like in July, only the Kim Kardashian branded version... Read more ›
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded Google's Chief Scientist of Quantum Hardware the Nobel Prize in Physics alongside former Google employee John Martinis, and University of California, Berkeley professor John Clarke. This is the second year in a row that current or former Google employees have been awarded the prestigious prize: In 2024, a former Google vice president was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Nobel... Read more ›
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Ford is cutting the price of the 2026 F-150 Lightning by up to $4,000, as confirmed by the automaker to CarsDirect. The price cuts vary by trim, however, and will only apply to more expensive packages for the electric pickup truck. This comes as the $7,500 EV tax credit expired at the end of September. The 2026 model has a starting price of $63,345 for the STX trim, which is... Read more ›
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This year's fall Prime Day is almost on the books. But you still have time to save on some of our favorite tech. Yes, it's October and it's a little early to start thinking about holiday shopping. But it would be remiss to ignore the upcoming festivities entirely because you can actually save some money on good gadgets during this sale. But let's be real: Amazon doesn't always make it... Read more ›
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OpenAI has disclosed that a now-banned account originating in China was using ChatGPT to help design promotional materials and project plans for a social media listening tool. OpenAI says that this work was purportedly done for a government client. The tool was a "probe" that could crawl social media sites like X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok and YouTube for specific political, ethnic or religious content as defined by the operator.... Read more ›
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October Prime Day is in full swing, and as always, we've put together a list of the best, most-discounted extra storage options for consoles and gaming PCs. Our guide to the top storage deals is split into three categories — tiny microSD cards (including a few compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2), portable external SSDs and generally faster (but more labor-intensive) internal SSDs. Whether you're building a gaming rig or... Read more ›
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Proton VPN, my favorite VPN service right now, has expanded its free plan in response to surging demand for free VPNs. As Proton's general manager announced by tweeting in French and later in Norwegian, free users now have access to servers in Canada and Norway, joining the existing locations in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Romania and Singapore. Free servers in all eight countries are now visible on... Read more ›
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The story of the Rabbit R1 is a cautionary tale. The AI gadget stole CES 2024, thanks in large part to its cutesy design and Rabbit's promise that it could do nearly everything a smartphone could without being a distraction. At least that was the pitch. When it finally arrived a few months later, with buggy software and a laundry list of features that simply didn't work, the backlash was... Read more ›
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