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Canada targets H-1B talent, Accenture’s AI ultimatum, robot bubble warning, Caltech’s quantum leap

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September 29, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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  • Canada is targeting foreign tech workers who are discouraged by the U.S.’s stricter and more expensive H-1B visa process.

  • The country sees the U.S. visa changes as an opening to strengthen its own talent pipeline.

  • New initiatives are being designed to make it easier for skilled immigrants to relocate to Canada.

  • Accenture has warned employees that AI skills are now essential for keeping their jobs.

  • The firm has reskilled hundreds of thousands of workers, but some roles are being phased out.

  • Hiring priorities have shifted to AI-literate talent while those who resist adaptation face layoffs.

  • A leading roboticist warned that the hype around humanoid robots will collapse soon.

  • He argues that funding is chasing futuristic visions without addressing practical limitations.

  • The industry may face a “robot winter” similar to AI’s past cycles of over-hype and disillusionment.

  • Edsights, an education technology company, has secured $80 million in growth funding.

  • The company helps colleges reduce student dropout rates using AI and behavioral insights.

  • The investment will fuel product expansion and deeper penetration into U.S. higher education.

  • Caltech scientists created a neutral-atom quantum system with over 6,000 qubits, a record.

  • The machine achieved long coherence times (13 seconds) and very high operation accuracy.

  • This advance brings researchers closer to building scalable, reconfigurable quantum computers.

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