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Hard Fork
Journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest developments in the rapidly changing world of technology.
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The Great A.I. Build-Out + H-1B Visa Chaos + TikTok Braces for the Rapture
Nvidia’s potential $100 billion investment in OpenAI helps drive a seven-gigawatt, more-than-$400-billion Stargate build-out, but also creates circular-financing risk.The proposed $100,000 H-1B fee could favor outsourcing firms through L-visa and wage-ranking loopholes while deterring AI talent, startups, and researchers needed for the technology race.
Intel’s New Deal + Waymo C.E.O. Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Driverless Cars + Trumps in Tech
The US exchanged $8.9 billion of conditional CHIPS funding for 10% of Intel, potentially securing domestic chip capacity but risking politicized demand for an execution-challenged incumbent.Waymo targets around a million weekly rides by the end of next year, supported by safety data and expanding markets, while tariffs, regulation, labor opposition and fleet economics remain unresolved.