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I was rejected from the H-1B lottery 3 times. I spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in the US.
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I was rejected from the H-1B lottery 3 times. I spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in the US.

After three H-1B lottery rejections, Sohan Sethi secured an O-1 visa, allowing him to continue his data analytics career and stay in Chicago.

Faye Bradley · 13 Aug, 2026
A 'made with AI' label on Karoline Leavitt's departure message on X intensifies the AI watermark debate
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A 'made with AI' label on Karoline Leavitt's departure message on X intensifies the AI watermark debate

User on X are quick to spot a "made with AI" label on the former press secretary's goodbye post, fueling the debate over AI watermarking practices.

Katherine Li · 13 Aug, 2026
Departing Google chief scientist Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup
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Departing Google chief scientist Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup

The legendary Google engineer has been in discussions for a $1 billion funding round in his new AI startup, Discovery Loop.

Katie Roof,Ben Bergman · 13 Aug, 2026
Google falsely said Sam Altman was dead — and suggested vandalized public sources could be to blame
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Google falsely said Sam Altman was dead — and suggested vandalized public sources could be to blame

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, was incorrectly declared dead in Google search. Wikipedia vandalism could have been the reason.

Kelsey Vlamis · 12 Aug, 2026
Twitch confirms Amazon is training its AI models on livestreams
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Twitch confirms Amazon is training its AI models on livestreams

Twitch said Wednesday users can opt out to prevent Amazon from training its AI models on their content.

Truman Dickerson · 12 Aug, 2026
TikTok Shop is driving more online sales in the US than Target and other major retailers
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TikTok Shop is driving more online sales in the US than Target and other major retailers

TikTok Shop is gaining market share from major online retailers in the US as it adds new features like an Amazon Prime-style membership program.

Dan Whateley · 12 Aug, 2026
David Protein founder's candy launch is full of AI typos. The brand's president says it's intentional 'rage bait.'
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David Protein founder's candy launch is full of AI typos. The brand's president says it's intentional 'rage bait.'

"We left them there for a little bit of internet rage bait," HallPass president Michael Tierney told Business Insider. "It's worked."

Henry Chandonnet · 12 Aug, 2026
The best photos of Europe's 2026 solar eclipse
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The best photos of Europe's 2026 solar eclipse

The solar eclipse on Wednesday was visible from many parts of Europe and some of North America. The economy in Iceland saw a significant boom.

Tristin Hoffman · 12 Aug, 2026
Inside Paramount, employees say they have bigger concerns than a reported plan to ditch California
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Inside Paramount, employees say they have bigger concerns than a reported plan to ditch California

Paramount staffers say they're focused on what the WBD merger might mean for their jobs rather than reports of a potential relocation.

James Faris · 12 Aug, 2026
This 2020 Nvidia chip is still going strong. That matters for the AI boom.
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This 2020 Nvidia chip is still going strong. That matters for the AI boom.

CoreWeave recently rented Nvidia A100 GPUs into 2029, suggesting AI chips stay useful and hold their value far longer than critics feared.

Alistair Barr · 12 Aug, 2026
Russia is turning Kherson into a 'human safari' as its drones hunt civilians. Residents say anyone can be hit at any time.
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Russia is turning Kherson into a 'human safari' as its drones hunt civilians. Residents say anyone can be hit at any time.

Russia's drone attacks on civilians in Kherson have surged, turning daily life into a deadly "human safari."

Ibrahim Naber · 12 Aug, 2026
Here are the biggest companies that have followed Elon Musk out of Delaware
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Here are the biggest companies that have followed Elon Musk out of Delaware

Elon Musk urged companies to ditch Delaware last year after a judge voided his $55 billion pay package.

Lauren Edmonds,Lakshmi Varanasi · 12 Aug, 2026