Technology

A political firestorm involving immigration and Silicon Valley, where foreign workers make up a sizable portion of the workforce, appears to be dividing supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. Scott Budman reports.

The H1-B program allows American employers to sponsor visas for highly skilled workers from overseas who cannot be easily found in the American workforce.

An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House.

A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas.

Google CEO Pichai notched some AI wins but struggled to navigate a pressure-filled year.

There’s a new push to make it easier for drivers with electric vehicles. Scott McGrew looks at the plan set to bring more chargers to California as an incentive to buy an EV could end next year.

Mountain View-based robotaxi company Waymo said its fleet of driverless cars has surpassed 25 million miles on public roadways and continues to outperform human drivers across major safety metrics. So where does it stand in the industry? NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban to understand Waymo’s most recent report.

In a report released Thursday, Waymo and its partners reviewed insurance claim data to explore how often human drivers and autonomous vehicles are found to be liable in car collisions. According to the report, Waymo’s self-driving vehicles faced about 90% fewer insurance claims relating to property damage and bodily injuries. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Investigative Reporter Bigad...

In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipartisan budget proposal by posting constantly on his X megaphone and threatening Republicans with primary challenges.

In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipartisan budget proposal by posting constantly on his X megaphone and threatening Republicans with primary challenges. Scott Budman has the details.

A father-daughter team in southern Delaware is asking people not to shoot them out of the sky amid concerns about drone sightings along the East Coast. They’re one of the first five American families to own a BlackFly flying car.

Generative AI is being used everywhere, and now it can speed up the process of legal proceedings in the law world.

Generative AI is being used everywhere, and now it can speed up the process of legal proceedings in the law world.

Prior to his death, Bob Lee was serving as chief product officer of MobileCoin and had other significant contributions to the Silicon Valley tech community.

Prior to his death, Bob Lee was serving as chief product officer of MobileCoin. He had stints at Google, developing the Android system; Cash App, as a co-founder; and another payment app, Square. Scott Budman reports.

TikTok asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a bipartisan-backed law that would ban the social media app in the United States if the company’s Chinese-based owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell the platform to an American owner.

Walmart store associates are now using body cameras in some locations as retailers look to deter theft and make employees safer.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this weekend that the Department of Homeland Security should send special drone-detection technology made by Robin Radar Systems to New York and New Jersey following a series of mysterious sightings.

With the push of the blue OnStar button in GM vehicles, you can follow along Santa’s journey this Christmas Eve.

With the push of the blue OnStar button in GM vehicles, you can follow along Santa’s path this Christmas Eve.