Hacker Newsroom for 09 October: Microsoft Sponsorship Suspension, Whistle Speech Recognition, Tao’s Math 2.0
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Hacker Newsroom for 09 October: Microsoft Sponsorship Suspension, Whistle Speech Recognition, Tao’s Math 2.0

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 20266 min
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Hacker Newsroom for 09 October recaps major Hacker News stories, moving through microsoft sponsorship suspension, whistle speech recognition, tao’s math 2.0. Chapters 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:18 — Microsoft Sponsorship Suspension 00:02:33 — Whistle Speech Recognition 00:04:39 — Tao’s Math 2.0 00:06:41 — Closing 1. Microsoft Sponsorship Suspension Microsoft’s green card sponsorship is being suspended by the Trump administration over alleged immigration fraud. The Associated Press reports that Adobe and six technology consulting firms are also affected. Story link Hacker News discussion 2. Whistle Speech Recognition Whistle puts speech recognition into a sixteen point ni...

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Whistle, speech to text in 16.9 MB, and Math2 will need to value mathematical progress more holistically.

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Hacker Newsroom, your daily digest of the hot topics in the Hacker News community. Today we're covering Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program. Whistle, speech to text in 16.9 MB, and Math2 will need to value mathematical progress more holistically. Microsoft's green card sponsorship is being suspended by the Trump administration over alleged immigration fraud.

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The Associated Press reports that Adobe and six technology consulting firms are also affected. Vice President J. D. Vance accused employers of manipulating recruitment requirements and replacing American workers. Microsoft disputed his hiring figures, saying 80% of its roughly 6,000 H-1B applications in the last fiscal year concerned extensions or status changes for existing employees.

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The Hacker News discussion divides over whether the suspension will improve American workers' prospects, with particular concern about employees already waiting for permanent residency. In the comments, the distinction between temporary work visas and green card sponsorship drives much of the conversation. Garboar points out that the announcement targets companies' ability to sponsor permanent residency.

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