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Federal immigration officers walk through a security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston in March. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, saying the policy violated federal immigration law by discriminating on the basis of nationality. The State Department said earlier this year that it was halting immigrant visas for citizens of Afghanistan, Brazil, Yemen and dozens of other countries because the Trump administration determined people from those nations were likely to need public assistance if…

The robot uprising may have to wait. For now, the machines are still running headfirst into walls, both literal and metaphorical.That reality was on grand display at the second iteration of the World Humanoid Robot Games, a five-day competition held in China where robots compete in Olympic-style events, which kicked off on Saturday.Notably, in a test run, a humanoid robot named “Lightning” ran the 100-meter sprint faster than Usain Bolt did in his world-record dash in 2009, according to Chinese state media reports.Saturday’s events featured “preliminary” versions of the 100-meter and 400-meter sprints, a 7-on-7 soccer match, and brief demonstrations…

America’s largest trade association of cattle producers says President Donald Trump’s plan to lower beef prices is political theater.The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which represents more than 175,000 cattle producers and feeders, said on Friday that the strategy would do more harm than good for the industry. Earlier that day, Trump said the US would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of beef to be imported with no out-of-quota tariff over the next 90 days.”Today’s announcement is not about helping producers,” the association said on X. “It’s not about putting their finger on the scale for one cattle industry group…

Your shots of Fireball could soon get pricier.The Trump administration’s threatened 50% tariffs on some popular Canadian goods went into effect Saturday morning after trade talks with its northern ally fell apart the night before.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney later announced a series of dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on imported US goods.Those tariffs will apply to industries including dairy, steel, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, Carney said at a press conference in Ottawa.”We take this step reluctantly,” Carney said. “We recognize that it will raise costs and reduce choice for Canadians.”President Donald Trump first announced the new round of…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation for our Cost of Living video series with Devonte Duncan, 27, a software engineer living in Brooklyn, New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I started making six figures, I remember my friends and I would go out to eat, and the first thing I would do was say, “guys, I got it.” I would put my card down and pay for like 10 people.That can’t be an all-the-time thing anymore. Dropping $300 on a bill every couple of weeks — it starts to add up.I work as…

Coca-Cola used its new Mixology dispenser to make refreshers at the National Restaurant Association show.Source: Coca-ColaATLANTA — Coca-Cola is branching out into new customizable drinks and trend-driven equipment as consumers — and food service operators — increasingly want more options.Tucked away in an anonymous office park not far from its global headquarters here, Coke has been working on a flood of innovation at its secretive labs, including a way for its Freestyle drink dispensers to make dirty sodas, which combine pop with flavored syrups, cream or other ingredients. In partnership with AMC Theatres, it is testing a Micro Matic dispenser…

Traffic flows past an Axon brand automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera in Silver Spring, Md. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Dozens of people crammed into a conference room for a gathering at a public library in Washington, D.C. The topic? Automated license plate readers, such as the ones sold by Flock Safety, a company facing major backlash from residents in communities across the country who find themselves deeply unsettled by privacy concerns. On Monday, members of DeFlock DC, a grassroots group dedicated to ending all contracts between the Metropolitan Police Department and Flock, explained…

Buying a home already comes with plenty to consider, like price and location, but if you have children or plan to start a family, childcare should also be part of the equation.Some parents pay upward of $45,000 a year in childcare, and while a lot of that has to do with the quality of childcare, a big part of the price also depends on where you’re located.Redfin, in partnership with childcare marketplace and data platform Winnie, calculated the share of income spent on childcare costs combined with housing costs across the 100 most populous metros.Across the country, families spend 52%…

At OpenAI, understanding AI’s impact on jobs is a job in itself.Employees on the company’s economic research team are tasked with studying how the technology is affecting workers, businesses, institutions, and the broader economy.The ChatGPT maker’s chief economist, Ronnie Chatterji, says thriving in these roles takes a particular mix of skills and mindsets because AI’s rapid evolution can quickly send the work in new directions.For example, recursive self-improvement — the ability for AI systems to improve themselves — wasn’t on Chatterji’s radar a year ago but is now a topic his team is studying.”The job description is changing a lot,”…

Brannon Potts, 54, started building rental properties in his late 40s as part of a plan to create another source of income and eventually retire in his 50s.Over the past five years, the Fort Worth-area investor has used a build-to-rent strategy to construct 14 rental units across eight properties. As his portfolio has grown, Potts has refined both the homes he builds and the way he manages them. He said he’s now built the same house five times, making small changes along the way.”I’ve got it pretty optimized,” he told Business Insider, but getting there hasn’t been “all sunshine and…