iFixit Petitions Government for Right to Hack McDonald's Ice Cream Machine(404media.co)

239 points by jmsflknr 3 years ago | 165 comments

'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees(404media.co)

775 points by spenvo 1 month ago | 561 comments

404 Media article reporting hackers' claims that they breached the FBI and obtained data on all FBI employees.

FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs(404media.co)

513 points by berlianta 4 months ago | 331 comments

404 Media article reporting that the FCC wants to require telecoms to collect ID from all customers, effectively ending anonymous burner phones.

Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains(404media.co)

34 points by SpyCoder77 5 months ago | 23 comments

Feds: Tether Has Become a Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Trafficker(404media.co)

45 points by SirLJ 1 year ago | 21 comments

Google Search Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find(404media.co)

33 points by doener 2 years ago | 12 comments

IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season(axios.com)

409 points by kjhughes 2 years ago | 264 comments

Axios news article reporting that the IRS will open its free Direct File online tax filing program to all states and D.C. for the 2025 tax season.

Free IRS-run tax filing pilot to be available in 13 states(irs.gov)

823 points by dwynings 3 years ago | 298 comments

IRS news release announcing the Direct File pilot, a free IRS-run tax filing option projected for eligible taxpayers in 13 states for the 2024 season.

GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories(twitter.com)

527 points by splenditer 5 months ago | 289 comments

A post on X from GitHub stating it is investigating unauthorized access to its internal repositories, with no current evidence of impact to customer data.

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.

GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks(successfulsoftware.net)

215 points by hermitcrab 1 month ago | 89 comments

A Successful Software blog post complaining that GitHub has not removed malicious software imitating the author's product three weeks after it was reported.

IRS to begin trial of its own free tax-filing system(nytimes.com)

606 points by thelastgallon 2 years ago | 261 comments

New York Times article about the IRS beginning a pilot of its own free online tax-filing system; the capture shows a CAPTCHA page.