The Trump administration plans to revoke B1 and B2 visas held by as many as 200,000 people who entered the United States on business or tourist visas and later sought asylum, the Guardian, Al Jazeera and France 24 reported. The outlets said it could become the largest single mass visa revocation in US history.
Apple is preparing to introduce a new Mac mini in the coming days, potentially before its expected September iPhone event, according to Bloomberg reporting cited by Techmeme, 9to5Mac and MacRumors. Apple has tested versions using both M5 and M6 processors, though the available feed reports do not identify the final chip.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed Wall Street banks for information about trading by Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by Leopold Aschenbrenner, according to the Financial Times and Fortune. The fund came under pressure and exited many positions last month before striking a deal with Citadel after nearly collapsing in July.
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pleaded no contest to two misdemeanour charges after an Ohio arrest on suspicion of engaging in prostitution, the Guardian, ESPN and CBS Sports reported. CBS said the prostitution charge was amended. York was sentenced to two days in jail and ordered to pay $1,150 in fines.
A wind-driven wildfire near Reno, Nevada, has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes, blanketed the city in smoke and closed schools, the BBC and France 24 reported. France 24 said about 24,000 people remained under evacuation orders on Monday night, down from more than 40,000 at the peak.
Zillow and Redfin have settled a Federal Trade Commission antitrust case over their rental-listings partnership. The FTC alleged Zillow paid Redfin to syndicate listings while Redfin ended its own advertising contracts. Under the settlement described by TechCrunch, Redfin must re-enter the rental advertising business, ending the litigation over the 2025 arrangement.
Tokio Marine is considering a multibillion-dollar acquisition after Berkshire Hathaway took a stake in the Japanese insurer, according to the Financial Times. The company is reviewing several possible targets, including Australia’s Suncorp and Canada’s Intact Financial. The available feed report does not say that negotiations or a final transaction have begun.
Ukrainian centre Kate Koval is leaving Louisiana State University less than two weeks after the basketball programme added a player from Russia, ESPN and Yahoo Sports reported. Coach Kim Mulkey said the 6-foot-5 player was departing for personal reasons and that LSU would respect her privacy. The feeds did not identify another reason.
The United States has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the BBC and Al Jazeera reported. The Trump administration has developed ties with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former militant linked to al-Qaeda. Syria called the decision historic and said it would support reconstruction after 14 years of civil war.
Apple has reversed a plan to move iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses from the familiar icloud.com domain to private.icloud.com after user opposition, according to MacRumors, 9to5Mac and a Techmeme summary. Hide My Email will continue generating addresses on icloud.com, abandoning a change the company had announced in June.