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The US IRS plans to offer a free direct e-filing option in 13 states in 2024, for taxpayers with simpler tax situations (Rob Pegoraro/PCMag) 18-10-2023

Rob Pegoraro / PCMag: The US IRS plans to offer a free direct e-filing option in 13 states in 2024, for taxpayers with simpler tax situations  —  The move deals a blow to decades of effort by Intuit and other tax-prep software vendors to stop government e-filing efforts. … Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Phil Spencer says Activision Blizzard games won't come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, in part due to the time it took for the Activision acquisition to be closed (Tom Warren/The Verge) 18-10-2023

Tom Warren / The Verge: Phil Spencer says Activision Blizzard games won’t come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, in part due to the time it took for the Activision acquisition to be closed  —  There’s no ‘secret celebration drop that’s coming in the next couple of weeks.’ … Xbox chief and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Internal document: Amazon has committed more than $1B over five years to secure 1M+ Microsoft 365 license seats (Ashley Stewart/Insider) 18-10-2023

Ashley Stewart / Insider: Internal document: Amazon has committed more than $1B over five years to secure 1M+ Microsoft 365 license seats  —  – Internal document shows Microsoft ramping up internally for a huge 365 cloud deal with Amazon.  — Amazon has purchased more than 1 million seats for Microsoft’s 365 suite, the document states. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Qualcomm says it's developing a Snapdragon RISC-V chip for Wear OS in partnership with Google, in what could be the first mass-market RISC-V Android SoC (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica) 17-10-2023

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Qualcomm says it’s developing a Snapdragon RISC-V chip for Wear OS in partnership with Google, in what could be the first mass-market RISC-V Android SoC  —  Qualcomm and Google project will enable more RISC-V Android devices in the future.  —  The Android ecosystem is hurtling toward a RISC-V future. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google rolls out new accessibility features, like Lens in Maps screen reader options, Google Maps accessible walking routes, and faster Chrome mobile search (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 17-10-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google rolls out new accessibility features, like Lens in Maps screen reader options, Google Maps accessible walking routes, and faster Chrome mobile search  —  Google is updating Maps, Search, and Assistant with new accessibility features.  The company is also releasing a new Magnifier app to help users read text in different places. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta now lets Instagram users control specific activity that third-party websites share with the app, an ability previously only available on Facebook (Emma Roth/The Verge) 17-10-2023

Emma Roth / The Verge: Meta now lets Instagram users control specific activity that third-party websites share with the app, an ability previously only available on Facebook  —  Meta will now let you block Instagram from collecting your data across the apps and websites you visit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

PwC teams up with OpenAI to use AI to consult on complex tax, legal, and HR matters, as the Big Four audit firms look to AI to cut costs and boost productivity (Irina Anghel/Bloomberg) 17-10-2023

Irina Anghel / Bloomberg: PwC teams up with OpenAI to use AI to consult on complex tax, legal, and HR matters, as the Big Four audit firms look to AI to cut costs and boost productivity  —  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has teamed up with ChatGPT owner OpenAI to offer clients advice generated by artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme