Apr 1st, 2008 · The federal government on Tuesday begins accepting H-1B visa applications. The government grants 65,000 visas by a lottery system -- mostly to technology companies so they can hire highly skilled workers from outside the U.S. Last year, it received more than double that number in applications -- on the first day.
Oct 25th, 2007 · San Diego County is still threatened by huge out-of-control blazes. Property damage in San Diego County alone totals more than $1 billion. The news is much better in the Los Angeles area where all the major wildfires are contained, but firefighters still have work to do there.
Jul 6th, 2007 · Microsoft announces it will take a $1 billion charge to expand the warranty for its Xbox 360 video game consoles. The company says too many of the machines have succumbed to "general hardware failure." Microsoft is extending the warranty on the machines to three years.
Nov 13th, 2005 · Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of foreign-born high-tech workers have come to the United States thanks to the H-1B visa guest worker program. A new album mixes Indian and Western musical influences to take a lighthearted look at the techie immigrant's life in America.