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DHS proposes $70,000 initial OPT fee for F-1 students; proposal is not final

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Money & TechBreakingOct 30, 2026, 9:53 PM CT

About $6.3 billion stolen from Binance in what is being called the biggest crypto heist ever

Most of the funds moved in about 20 minutes; about $3B is frozen so far and Binance pledged to cover all losses. Withdrawals were paused during the investigation.

TechOct 30, 2026, 2:00 PM CT

Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, an AI model built to find and fix security bugs

Google says Carbon ranked No. 1 on the Artificial Analysis Index and Terminal-Bench 4.0; access is limited to select cyber defenders this week.

IndiaOct 30, 2026, 7:22 AM CT

ISRO’s GSLV-F18 set to launch NVS-03, the third next-gen NavIC navigation satellite

Lift-off was scheduled for Fri Oct 30, 2026 at 11:51 PM IST (1:21 PM CT) from the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota.

ImmigrationOct 29, 2026, 9:09 PM CT

DHS proposes $70,000 initial OPT fee for F-1 students; proposal is not final

The proposal would charge schools $70,000 per student for initial OPT and $30,000 for STEM or later OPT. Comments are due Nov 9, 2026. Current OPT rules are unchanged.