Infosys announced plans to hire 10,000 U.S. workers over the next two years and open four new technology hubs in the country.
The first hub, set to open in August, is expected to create 2,000 jobs by 2021, Infosys said.
The context: The move comes as the Trump Administration is considering changes to the H-1B visa program that are seen as potentially dealing a blow to large consultancies, like Infosys.
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A medical technologist processes test samples for the coronavirus at a lab in Tampa, Florida, on June 25. Photo: Octavio Jones/Getty Images
A record 50,655 tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States on Wednesday, Johns Hopkins data shows.
Driving the news: The pandemic is accelerating across the U.S., with the Sun Belt being hit particularly hard. Daily coronavirus case records were reported on Wednesday in Texas (8,076), Arizona (4,878), Georgia (2,946), North Carolina (1,843) and Tennessee (1,806).
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden at Philadelphia City Hall in Pennsylvania in June. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Former Vice President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party raised $141 million in June, his campaign announced on Wednesday night.
Why it matters: It's the most the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has raised in a month. It's also more than the record $131 million President Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee raised last month.