The Trump administration last Friday announced a new $100,000 annual levy on H-1B visas, which allow 85,000 skilled foreign workers to enter the U.S. each year. The fee applies to companies hiring these workers, primarily in tech. Veteran venture capitalist Michael Moritz isn’t having it. In a new, scathing Financial Times op-ed, the former Sequoia Capital honcho compares the White …

Medical device funding is hitting levels we haven’t seen since 2021, with investors pouring billions into diagnostics and imaging companies. While innovation has raced ahead, a fundamental problem still hasn’t changed: Critical medical hardware like MRI machines cost millions of dollars and is limited to large hospitals. So how do you take one of the most expensive, hospital-bound technologies and …

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we examine how these documents inform and reflect high-level policy priorities, what to expect in the coming iteration and whether it will expand on existing initiatives to boost …

The gunman who opened fire on several individuals at an immigration centre in Dallas, Texas, killing one person before turning the weapon on himself, has been identified and pictured for the first time. Joshua Jahn, 29, is alleged to have shot three detainees at the Dallas ICE facility on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed that at least four people were injured and …

A statement condemning Russia was supported mainly by the EU and ten other countries, out of the 193 UN members A joint statement by Ukraine and the EU condemning Russia has received the backing of only 36 out of the 193 UN member states. The US notably abstained. Presented by EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and Ukrainian Foreign Minister …

A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s Social Networking section. The app, Neon Mobile, pitches itself as a moneymaking tool offering “hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year” for access to …

Zoox has asked federal regulators for an exemption that would allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to commercially deploy its custom-built robotaxis, which lack traditional controls like pedals and a steering wheel. The exemption request was first reported by Bloomberg. A Zoox spokesperson confirmed that it has submitted a petition for a “555 exemption” and continues to work closely with …

معروف امریکی تجزیہ کار مائیکل کوگل مین نے پاکستان کی عالمی سطح پر بڑھتی ہوئی اہمیت کا اعتراف کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ پاکستان ایک بار پھر دنیا کے اسٹیج پر اہم کردار ادا کر رہا ہے، اور امریکا کو اس بار پاکستان سے تعلقات میں حقیقی دلچسپی ہے۔ مائیکل کوگل مین کے مطابق پاکستانی وزیراعظم کی کل وائٹ ہاؤس …

امریکا کے شہر ڈیلس میں امیگریشن اینڈ کسٹمز انفورسمنٹ کے فیلڈ آفس اور حراستی مرکز پر فائرنگ کے واقعے میں کم از کم ایک شخص ہلاک اور 2 زخمی ہوگئے۔ مقامی اور وفاقی حکام کے مطابق حراستی مرکز پر فائرنگ کرنے والے حملہ آور نے بعد ازاں خود کو گولی مار کر خود کشی کرلی۔ مغربی ذرائع ابلاغ کے مطابق …

The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump administration is asking for as …

The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump administration is asking for as …

NEW YORK, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 25th Sep, 2025) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday with the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, wherein two sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation across political, economic and development sectors, and to maintaining close engagement on issues of mutual interests. In the …

YouTube will finally allow you to hide the pop-up recommendations that appear at the end of videos, the company announced on Wednesday. Now when you see an end screen, you can tap a new “Hide” button in the top-right corner of the video player to hide the pop-ups from the current video you’re watching. Selecting this button will only hide …

ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان نے اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہم سعودی عرب اور پاکستان کے درمیان دفاعی معاہدے کو خوش آمدید کہتے ہیں، یہ معاہدہ مسلم ممالک کے ساتھ مل کر علاقے کی سلامتی کے لیے اچھا آغاز ہے۔ ایرانی صدر ڈاکٹر مسعود پیزشکیان نے اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی سے اپنے پہلے …

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing …