Amazon allows visa workers stranded in India to work remotely — but there's a catch

Tech Insider : Politics, Technology, Business
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium.

Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services

Immigration lawyers say the H-1B chaos is forcing tough business calls

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Technology
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas

Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Read the memos Google, Apple, Microsoft, and ServiceNow sent visa workers warning them not to travel

Tech Insider : Politics, Technology, Business
A pen on top of an H-1B visa application
The US is now reviewing the social media history of some visa applicants, prompting significant processing delays. Tech giants are warning visa-holding workers not to travel.

Manjurul/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Howard Marks says AI is going to have a 'terrifying' impact on employment — and it goes well past lost paychecks

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Howard Marks of Oaktree
Howard Marks of Oaktree

South China Morning Post / Getty Images

  • Howard Marks warned that AI threatens purpose and structure, not just workers' paychecks.
  • He said UBI can't replace the self-worth and identity people get from work.
  • He called AI's employment outlook "terrifying" as jobs and meaning erode.

"Terrifying."

Young people aren't getting hired — but AI isn't to blame, an economist says

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
BI illustration

Jay Yuno/Getty, Thitima Uthaiburom/Getty, Vankherson/Getty, J Studios/Getty, tioloco/Getty, ViewStock/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

AI isn't likely throwing out your résumé. A human is.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A worker talks with a recruiter
Fired IRS worker Brittany Glenn, right, talks to recruiter Lena Lager during a jobs fair for laid-off federal workers Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.

Charlie Riedel/Associated Press

Amazon faces global Black Friday protests as workers push back on warehouse conditions, AI expansion, and ICE ties

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Activists of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garments Workers Federation) stage a protest procession against Amazon Company under the title ''Make Amazon Pay,'' demanding that Amazon sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, provide a minimum wage of $200 to garment workers, and ensure the safety of workers' lives, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 28, 2025.
Activists of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garment

I lost my full-time job and had to drain my savings and take 2 service jobs to make ends meet. It taught me to lean on people.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Smiling woman in a camel coat standing in sunlight against a geometric black-and-white wall.
Keijhon Francis spent over a year unemployed before finding a new role.

Courtesy of Keijhon Francis

The 10 best and 10 worst states for finding a job right now

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Workforce walking
Jobs are in high demand. Here are the areas where you're more likely to find them.

Ezra Bailey/Getty Images

Inside the AI divide roiling video game giant Electronic Arts

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
An employee screaming at his employer while both stand on the opposit ends of a video game controller

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

Subscribe to Employment