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The $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problems
Last fall, President Donald Trump's executive order raising the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 - like many of his immigration policies - led to near-immediate chaos. Thousands of workers who had flown overseas to renew their visas ended up stranded abroad. Details about who would be affected only emerged after the fact. Six months […]
The man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Hollywood has been reeling from the production exodus from California, the pandemic, the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the LA wildfires, and the AI takeover. Now comes the big consolidation. David Ellison, head of Skydance Media and son of tech mogul Larry Ellison, has been on a shopping spree, first buying up Paramount and now beating […]
‘Euphoria’ Composer Labrinth Quits Show and Music Business, Now Fans Are Shook
Fans of the hit HBO drama "Euphoria" are shook after the show's composer, Labrinth, suddenly cut ties with the high school series.
Films That Prove Oscar-Nominated Ruth E. Carter is the Queen of Costume Design
As we wait to see if Ruth E. Carter will win the award for Best Costume Design for "Sinners," we're looking back at the iconic films that have defined her legendary career.
The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage (Helen Vogelsong-Donahue/Wired)
Helen Vogelsong-Donahue / Wired:
The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage — From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.