Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings is a fan of Trump's $100,000 H-1B plan, and says it will ensure visas only go to 'very high value jobs'

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Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings walks to a morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho on July 10, 2025.
Reed Hastings said Trump's $100K H-1B fee is a "great solution" that would reserve visas for high-value jobs.

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Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says he canceled Disney+ after Kimmel suspension: 'This is a way to be heard'

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Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham said he is moving on from Disney+ after ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

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Read the H-1B fee memos sent to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, and Goldman Sachs staff

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Trump after signing an executive order.
The new order requires a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.

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Confusion and chaos: Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee rocks Silicon Valley's hiring machine

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order making changes to the H-1B program.

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Minutes after President Donald Trump signed his H-1B visa executive order Friday evening, panic rippled through the cabin of an India-bound Emirates flight about to take off from San Francisco.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump reunite for the first time in months at Charlie Kirk's memorial service

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Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025.
A memorial service for Charlie Kirk took place on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona.

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The H-1B visa changes highlight another lesser-known immigration ticket: the 'Einstein' visa

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Despite Donald Trump's executive order raising the cost of the H-1B visa, a potential side door for qualified applicants exists: the O-1 or "Einstein" visa.

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Obama says the Trump administration has taken cancel culture to a 'dangerous level.' See how politicians are reacting to Kimmel's suspension.

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President Donald Trump cheered Jimmy Kimmel's suspension while Democrats like former President Barack Obama are aghast.

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Beyond Kimmel: The soft pressure that's silencing business

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Close up photo of President Donald Trump making a shushing gesture.

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When it comes to cracking down on free expression, America has two colorful and distinct traditions. And one is playing out in business right now.

3 tech workers on H-1B visas detail their last 36 hours: canceled trips, anxious parents, and, finally, relief

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Indian H-1B techies share what their weekend has been like following a new immigration order.

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Capitol Hill's war on Big Tech hits AI chatbots

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Sens. Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin are working on a bipartisan bill to establish a federal cause of action against AI companies for harms created by their products.

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