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President Trump signed an executive order introducing a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas. Getty Images Last Friday, President Donald Trump announced a bombshell change for the H-1B visa program, a popular avenue for U.S. tech companies to hire talent from foreign countries — a $100,000 application fee. The surprise executive order sparked chaos, confusion and panic as tech …

Robinhood announced Monday it has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new publicly traded fund that will hold shares of startups. The idea behind the “Robinhood Ventures Fund I” is to allow every retail investor access to make money on the hottest startups before they go public. While the current version of the application …

The Palantir Mafia Behind Silicon Valley’s Hottest Startups  The Wall Street Journal Source link

The Nuke Race Is On. Energy Department Taps 10 Start-Ups to Build a Reactor By Mid-2026.  Barron’s US selects 11 projects for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors  Reuters Oklo Selected for Three Projects Under U.S. Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program  Oklo Inc. Department of Energy Announces Initial Selections for New Reactor Pilot Program  Department of Energy (.gov) As Oklo Scores New …

Space Trucks: One Startup’s Plan to Get the U.S. Back on the Moon – Bold Names – WSJ Podcasts  The Wall Street Journal Partnering with the commerical space industry to get back to the moon  Reason Foundation Source link

In brief The Senate just released a discussion draft of its own crypto market structure legislation. The House passed a companion bill last week, dubbed the CLARITY ACT. The Senate’s version differs in some meaningful ways, but the aim is the same. And it directly impacts crypto startups and future token sales through ICOs. The Senate yesterday unveiled a preliminary …

When JPMorgan Chase told fintechs last month that it planned to charge them for accessing its customer banking account data, it sent shockwaves through corners of the financial industry. According to four industry executives, the move is a blow to the fintech sector and could prove devastating to early-stage startups, including those in the crypto industry. Analysts, however, think mature …