Google's origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance(qz.com)

10 points by secondary_op 2 years ago | 3 comments

US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons without any explosions(qz.com)

31 points by giuliomagnifico 3 years ago | 31 comments

Oracle invokes force majeure on New Mexico AI data center(qz.com)

20 points by dgellow 1 month ago | 2 comments

Quartz article reporting Oracle stock fell 4% after the company invoked force majeure with its developer on a troubled New Mexico AI data center project.

TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019)(propublica.org)

718 points by lelandfe 1 year ago | 379 comments

ProPublica investigation into how Intuit used lobbying, the revolving door, and dark patterns to block free government tax filing for 20 years.

SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading(qz.com)

50 points by andsoitis 4 months ago | 45 comments

Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar(qz.com)

197 points by carabiner 5 months ago | 136 comments

Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival(cnbc.com)

833 points by mjwhansen 3 years ago | 831 comments

CNBC article on US software companies facing large tax bills from the Section 174 change requiring R&D expenses to be amortized, threatening startup survival.

Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions(nytimes.com)

765 points by gumby 2 years ago | 894 comments

New York Times article reporting that Google laid off hundreds of employees in engineering and other divisions as part of cost-cutting.

IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants(washingtonpost.com)

693 points by elicash 3 years ago | 349 comments

Washington Post article reporting that the IRS is testing a prototype free government e-filing system that could compete with commercial tax preparation companies.

Mass layoffs and absentee bosses create a morale crisis at Meta(nytimes.com)

524 points by pretext 3 years ago | 726 comments

New York Times article on how mass layoffs and absent leadership have created a morale crisis among Meta employees; the capture shows a Google sign-in page.

Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity(fortune.com)

725 points by virgildotcodes 8 months ago | 637 comments

Fortune article on a survey of thousands of CEOs reporting AI had no measurable effect on employment or productivity, reviving the Solow productivity paradox.

AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is(fastcompany.com)

580 points by felineflock 11 months ago | 416 comments

Fast Company article arguing that job cuts stem from companies redirecting budgets to AI spending rather than AI directly replacing workers.