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Meet the 11 Indian Americans Who Just Made Forbes’ Most Powerful Innovators List In a striking testament to the evolving face of American ingenuity, 11 Indian Americans have been honoured among Forbes’ 250 America’s Greatest Innovators, a list released as part of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, spotlighting those whose ideas and leadership have…
President Donald Trump is making all technology companies betting big on AI make a promise to Americans. Trump administration wants Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and all the other technology companies planning to build or invest in data centers to commit that Americans will not have to pay for their rising energy consumption. According to a…
US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Americans could receive a $2,000 payment funded through tariff revenues and the move might not even require congressional approval. Addressing reporters, Trump said strong tariff collections had created sufficient room to consider direct payments to Americans while also helping to reduce the national debt. Responding to whether…
An Indiana Republican has criticised Indiana University for using a H-1B visa to hire for a digital marketing role, questioning why a taxpayer-funded institution could not find a qualified American candidate.Andrew Ireland wrote on X: “Taxpayer-funded Indiana University is using a H-1B visa to fill a DIGITAL MARKETING job in Indianapolis.”He added, “Does anyone seriously…
An Indiana Republican lawmaker criticised Purdue University for hiring a foreign software engineer on an H-1B visa, questioning why the taxpayer-funded institution could not find a qualified American for the same role.Andrew Ireland posted on X that Purdue was hiring “ANOTHER foreign software engineer on a H-1B visa” at a salary of $149,000 a year.“Does…
At least three-quarters of Americans believed China would eventually overtake the United States in global power and influence, highlighting growing public anxiety over the shifting balance between the world’s two largest economies, a national poll by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace showed. Moreover, nearly 62% said that their lives “would not” get worse if…
Mark Zuckerberg (File Image) It seems Meta knows that datacentres, which are the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) industry, may become a hot political issue. This has made the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company spend $6.4 million to run a series of ads promoting the benefits of data centres that ran across several states in the US…
Sea level rise has long been treated as a future problem, discussed in projections and maps that feel distant from everyday life. Yet along the US coastline, population growth has continued apace, often in places already low-lying. A new study brings these two trends together. Instead of asking who is at risk today, it looks…
OpenAI has pledged that its massive Stargate data center operations won’t drive up electricity costs for ordinary Americans, joining Microsoft in addressing mounting public concerns about AI infrastructure’s impact on utility bills. The ChatGPT maker announced Tuesday that it will “pay our own way on energy” across all its Stargate campuses, promising tailored solutions for…
US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has renewed his criticism of India, this time questioning why American users are ‘paying’ for AI services in India when platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT operate from within the United States. Speaking in an interview with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on “Real America Voice”,…
