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In addition to the federal funding, the state of New Mexico — where SolAero is based — committed to providing financing and incentives that value $25.5 million.
The U.S. government put Intellexa and Cytrox, two European spyware makers, on an economic denylist on Tuesday. The addition of the two companies, based in Greece and Hungary, as well…
TikTok’s fate is far from sealed. We’ve answered some common questions about a situation that’s complex, confusing and changing as we speak.
The Department of Justice is preparing a second major antitrust suit against Google, according to new reporting by Bloomberg. The DOJ could sue Google “as soon as next month,” according…
My two co-founders and I are on OPT and STEM OPT. We’re all from India and are considering the H-1B lottery. How can we structure our immigration compliance? Any advice…
Despite all the talk about cash, early-stage companies rarely scrutinize their inflows and outflows at a level that can unlock peak efficiency.
My startup needs to hire an AI expert, and our top candidate is asking us to transfer her H-1B and green card to our company. Can we do it? Do…
Offshore wind hasn’t made many waves in the U.S. yet, but it’s about to, and one state is making sure it’s a centerpiece of its economic policy.
This Week in Apps: Period tracking app privacy, Snapchat’s paid subscription, calls for TikTok ban
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues…
The U.S. was delivered a setback in its efforts to mitigate climate change. Investors are dismayed but still optimistic.
The 6-3 decision makes it increasingly likely that an act of Congress will be required to rein in planet-warming emissions.
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Facebook and Instagram users planning to help distribute legal abortion pills are finding themselves censored. According…
The Biden administration is hoping that the change will remove at least one roadblock to greater wind and solar development on federal land.
The US market for electric vehicles is at an inflection point. Get ready for mass adoption.
Our startup will be sponsoring my co-founders and me for O-1A visas. How do we qualify for each of the O-1A criteria?
I started a startup in Pakistan with a couple of co-founders a few years ago. One of the co-founders and I want to move to the United States to access…
Daily Crunch: Larry Ellison leads investor group chipping in $7.1B toward Musk’s Twitter buyout
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President Joe Biden’s administration said it will provide $3.1 billion in funding to support the domestic production of advanced batteries that will spur electric vehicle adoption. Proponents of the funding,…
As usual, it’s been a dramatic quarter for Tesla. Tesla, which will announce its first-quarter financial results Wednesday, has benefited from a global surge in consumer demand for electric vehicles…
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‘Always on and watching’: A former Xinjiang prisoner describes life inside China’s detention camps
For 10 months in 2018, Ovalbek Turdakun was a prisoner in one of China’s notorious detention camps, where he was tortured, subject to horrific conditions and under constant surveillance. In a makeshift courtroom inside the detention camp he was being held, Turdakun was not permitted to speak and was made…
It should come as no surprise that government bureaucracies move slowly. But that just makes this week’s launch of the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) seem…
The political agreement reached late last month between the European Union and the United States on a new trans-Atlantic data transfers pact, which aims to end years of legal uncertainty…
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Dear Sophie: Is there an easier route to L-1As and STEM O-1As?
As my Indian company continues to grow, I’m considering coming to the U.S. with my family and purchasing a home. What are my best options?
Twitter removes Russian Embassy’s tweet accusing pregnant bombing victim of being a crisis actor
A cluster of Russian Embassy Twitter accounts are sowing misinformation as the country’s bloody invasion of neighboring Ukraine escalates, but they might not get away with it for long. On…
My co-founder and I have E-2 status and we’re expecting a VC investment. We are interested in International Entrepreneur Parole, but we’re concerned about timing. Should we consider an alternative?
Use of Google Analytics has now been found to breach European Union privacy laws in France — after a similar decision was reached in Austria last month. The French data…
Congress and the Biden administration have a chance to ensure that workers and the public interest, not profit motives of tech companies and large corporations, drive the future of AV…
I’m currently working on OPT for an early-stage biotech startup. I heard that the next lottery will not select H-1B candidates based on the highest salaries paid. What else should…
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
Patent trolls should not have the upper hand over American innovators for one day longer than necessary.
