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Trump Adds $100,000 Fee to H-1B Visa Applications | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-19 23:06
We need workers. We need great workers. And this pretty much ensures that that's what's going to happen.I think Sean, do you agree with it. >> Well, they're $100,000 per year. So, the whole idea is no more will these big tech companies or other big companies train foreign workers.They have to pay the government $100,000, then they have to pay the employee. So, it's just non-economic. If you're going to train somebody, you're going to train one of the recent graduates from one of the great universities acros ...
Trump Says TikTok Deal With China Is ‘Well on Its Way’ After Xi Call | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-19 22:18
I had a great call with President Xi and as you know he approved the tick tock deal and we're in the process. We have some great investors big some of the biggest uh in the world American investors great people and we look forward to getting that deal closed. >> Is it fully approved.The Chinese statements didn't necessarily >> Well, I think that I think so. I mean I when you say fully approved I don't know what that means. We have to get we have to get it signed.I guess uh there could be a formality. I foun ...
Trump Said He Thought Putin Relationship Could End War in Ukraine
WSJ News· 2025-09-19 11:31
Geopolitical & Economic Impact of Russia-Ukraine War - The speaker expresses disappointment with President Putin regarding the Russia-Ukraine situation [1][2] - The conflict is causing significant casualties on both sides, with Russian soldiers reportedly experiencing higher losses [2] - The speaker emphasizes the need for increased pressure on Putin to encourage de-escalation [3] - The speaker highlights the importance of international cooperation, particularly with European counterparts, regarding energy policies [3] Energy Market & Sanctions - A wider range of sanctions is needed, but the speaker is against supporting those who are buying oil from Russia [4] - The speaker believes that a decrease in oil prices would incentivize Russia to settle the conflict [4] - The speaker claims that the oil price has decreased significantly due to increased domestic oil production [4] - The speaker expresses disappointment that some countries are not playing fair with the United States regarding oil purchases from Russia [4][5]
Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel ‘Fired’ Because of ‘Lack of Talent’ | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-18 18:20
your vice president uh Vance said that free speech is under attack in the UK. Do you agree with him and prime minister, we saw the dismissal of a very well-known chat show host in America last night, Mr. . Kimmel.Is free speech more under attack in Britain or America. Well, Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else. And he said a horrible thing about a great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk.And Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person. He had very bad ratings and they should have ...
Trump Welcomed By King Charles for Lavish State Dinner in England | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-18 00:32
President Trump kicked off an unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom, which is rolling out the red carpet for the American leader. Trump's last state visit was in 2019 and was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles and the royal family received the president and first lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle for a lavish banquet dinner.The table took days to prep. The cut cutlery took days to lay out. There's been a lot of prep going into this dinner for the president.The guest list ...
Fed's Powell on Rate Cut: 'Risks to Inflation Are Tilted to the Upside' | WSJ News | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-17 19:34
At today's meeting, the committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to four to four and a quarter percent and to continue reducing the size of our balance sheet. In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside. A challenging situation when our goals are intention like this.Our framework calls for us to balance both sides of our dual mandate. With downside risks to employment having increased, the b ...
How Google’s Moonshot Factory X Works | WSJ Leadership Institute
WSJ News· 2025-09-17 13:29
- All right. So a lot of people in the audience I'm sure are very familiar with Google's moonshot factory. For those who aren't, just give us the 30-second mission.- So the mission is to invent and launch moonshot technologies that can make the world a radically better place. But we'd absolutely work at the intersection of purpose and profit. The goal for sure is to create profitable, enduring businesses.- Okay, we don't usually have slides at our summits, but I think when you're talking about Moonshot tech ...
Utah to Seek Death Penalty for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk Killing | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-16 19:15
- I am filing a notice of intent to seek the death penalty. I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime. On the evening of September 11th, 2025, as law enforcement continued their investigation, Tyler James Robinson went to the Washington County Sheriff's Office with his parents and a family friend to turn himself in.Robinson's mother stated the following to police. On ...
Judge Throws Out Terror-Related Murder Charges Against Luigi Mangione | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-09-16 19:11
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Duolingo CTO on Building an AI-First Culture | WSJ Leadership Institute
WSJ News· 2025-09-16 17:12
AI Strategy & Vision - Duolingo's CEO issued a memo four months prior calling for the company to become "AI first," halting contractor use for tasks AI could handle and limiting headcount increases to situations where automation is impossible [1] - The company views AI, particularly after the emergence of GD4, as a massive opportunity to provide education as effective as one-on-one human tutoring but at a much lower cost [4][6] - Duolingo aims to build new products that were previously impossible before AI, drawing an analogy to Uber's reliance on smartphone technology [11][12][13] - The company defines "AI first" as leveraging AI to teach better, rather than solely focusing on productivity gains or using AI tools for their own sake [10] AI Implementation & Adoption - Duolingo is most excited about its "video call with Lily" feature, which aims to provide conversation practice and was not feasible before AI [14][15] - To encourage internal adoption of AI tools, Duolingo measured tool adoption, dedicated "AI Fridays" for exploration, and held mandatory training sessions, resulting in 100% adoption of tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot [17][18][19] Measuring Productivity & ROI - Duolingo acknowledges the difficulty in directly measuring software engineer productivity, using metrics like the number of experiments launched as proxies [26][27][29] - The company recognizes that coding is not always the bottleneck, so a 30% increase in coding speed due to AI does not translate to a 30% overall productivity boost [27][28] Future Development & Challenges - Duolingo expanded its course offerings by launching over 100 courses this year, thanks to AI, which would have previously taken decades or centuries [33] - The company emphasizes the importance of engagement and motivation in language learning, as learners often give up, and aims to build AI-powered features that are both effective and engaging [36][37] - Duolingo believes that the generation coming out of school is the first AI-first generation, and the company is hiring more of these people [42]