The US government today said it received 199,000 H-1B visa petitions for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year – 37,000 less than in 2016.
Energy, News, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank announce $200 billion solar project
Saudi Arabia and Japanese telecom giant-turned-tech investor SoftBank have announced a new phase of their partnership on Tuesday, announcing the world's biggest solar power generation project at a press conference in New York. 0 2353
Apple joins Google and Tesla in testing self-driving cars
The California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has recently listed Apple as one of the companies with a permit to legally test self-driving cars in the state.
Twitter pulls lawsuit after US government backs down
Twitter has withdrawn a lawsuit against the US government after the Customs and Border Protection backed down on a demand that the social media outlet reveal details about a user account critical of the agency.
MBRSC’s REU student participates in NASA’s MAVEN study
Noora Al Saeed, a student from MBRSC Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programme, has participated as a member of NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission science team.
Trump tightens grip on H-1B visa programme
The Trump administration has tightened its control over the H-1B immigration visa programme for skilled workers, often used by Silicon Valley companies to attract tech workers.
Transformation Talk l Weekly news round-up 30.03.17
CNME Editor James Dartnell gives a lowdown of this week’s biggest news in the technology industry on the second edition of Transformation Talk, the weekly news round-up brought to you by Tahawul Tech.
FBI confirms investigation of Russian hack of US election
The FBI is actively investigating Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election and possible cooperation from President Donald Trump’s campaign, agency director James Comey confirmed.
Inside the Russian hack of Yahoo
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has been investigating the intrusion for two years, but it was only in late 2016 that the full scale of the hack became apparent. The FBI indicted four people for the attack, two of whom are Russian spies.
Russian government agents charged for Yahoo hack
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged four people, including two Russian state intelligence agents, for their involvement in a massive hack of Yahoo that affected half a billion accounts.
Mobile momentum
Citrix Synergy 2015, held from May 12-14 in Orlando, Florida, gathered thousands of customers, partners and executives to experience the company’s new offerings and updates. CEO Mark Templeton opened the event by sharing the company’s ‘Vision for IT Transformation.’