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Congress is about to ban the government from offering free online tax filing

Thank TurboTax.

Just in time for Tax Day, the for-profit tax preparation industry is about to realize one of its long-sought goals. Congressional Democrats and Republicans are moving to permanently bar the IRS from creating a free electronic tax filing system.

Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee, led by Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., passed the Taxpayer First Act, a wide-ranging bill making several administrative changes to the IRS that is sponsored by Reps. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Mike Kelly, R-Pa.

In one of its provisions, the bill makes it illegal for the IRS to create its own online system of tax filing. Companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and H&R Block have lobbied for years to block the IRS from creating such a system. If the tax agency created its own program, which would be similar to programs other developed countries have, it would threaten the industry’s profits.

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Powershell 7.0: Microsoft will Plattform-Support der Powershell vereinen

Die Anzahl der Linux-Nutzer der freien Powershell Core wächst rasant, im Gegensatz zu den Windows-Nutzern. Das liegt an Inkompatibilitäten zur alten Powershell, die Microsoft mit der kommenden Version 7 überwinden will. (Microsoft, .Net)

Pie: Google und die verschollenen Android-Zahlen

Bis Oktober 2018 hat Google jeden Monat Zahlen zur Verbreitung der verschiedenen Android-Versionen veröffentlicht. Daran ließ sich unter anderem ablesen, wie schnell sich eine neue Version am Markt durchsetzt. Seit gut einem halben Jahr schweigt Google…

Bethesda: Fallout 76 bekommt Pay-to-Win-Inhalte

Eigentlich sollte es in Fallout 76 nur kosmetische Extras gegen Euro geben, nun kündigt Betreiber Bethesda doch Pay-to-Win-Elemente an: Ein in zwei Versionen verfügbares Reparaturkit können Spieler gegen echtes Geld kaufen. (Fallout 76, Rollenspiel)

Deutscher Computerspielpreis: Games-Gala live im Stream erleben

272 Spiele wurden eingereicht – aber es kann nur 10 Gewinner geben: Bei der Verleihung des Deutschen Computerspielpreises geht es um Lob und Ehre, aber auch um viel Geld. Golem.de zeigt die Gala live im Stream. (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, Red Dead …

272 Spiele wurden eingereicht - aber es kann nur 10 Gewinner geben: Bei der Verleihung des Deutschen Computerspielpreises geht es um Lob und Ehre, aber auch um viel Geld. Golem.de zeigt die Gala live im Stream. (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, Red Dead Redemption)

The basics of modern AI—how does it work and will it destroy society this year?

Today’s AI is technically “weak”—but it’s complex and can have a great societal impact.

You don't have to be Keir Dullea to know that fully grasping artificial intelligence can be intimidating.

AI, or artificial intelligence, is huge right now. “Unsolvable” problems are being solved, billions of dollars are being invested, and Microsoft even hired Common to tell you how great their AI is with spoken word poetry. Yikes.

As with any new technology, it can be hard to cut through the hype. I spent years doing research in robotics and UAVs and “AI.” but even I’ve had a hard time keeping up. In recent years I've spent a lot of time learning to answer even some of the most basic questions like:

What are people talking about when they say AI?
What’s the difference between AI, machine learning, and deep learning?
What’s so great about deep learning?
What kind of formerly hard problems are now easily solvable, and what’s still hard?

I know I’m not alone in wondering these things. So if you’ve been wondering what the AI excitement is all about at the most basic level, it's time for little peek behind the curtain. If you’re an AI expert who reads NIPS papers for fun, there won’t be much new for you here—but we all look forward to your clarifications and corrections in the comments.

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