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Emma Roth

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    Instagram slapped with cease and desist over its use of ‘PG-13’ teen accountsInstagram slapped with cease and desist over its use of ‘PG-13’ teen accounts
    Emma Roth
    Emma Roth
    It’s over for IRS Direct File.

    Just months after IRS Commissioner Billy Long said the free tax filing is “gone,” NextGov reports that the agency has sent an email to states, saying “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026.” The message reportedly adds that “no launch date has been set for the future.”

    Direct File won’t happen in 2026, IRS tells states

    [Nextgov.com]

    Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fightAmazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight
    OpenAI launches its Sora app on AndroidOpenAI launches its Sora app on Android
    Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide pageWikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page
    No, ChatGPT hasn’t added a ban on giving legal and health adviceNo, ChatGPT hasn’t added a ban on giving legal and health advice
    Apple brings its App Store to the webApple brings its App Store to the web
    OpenAI strikes $38 billion AI training deal with AmazonOpenAI strikes $38 billion AI training deal with Amazon
    Emma Roth
    Emma Roth
    Whole Foods is becoming even more intertwined with Amazon.

    The WSJ highlights this shift, which has brought Pepsi-retrieving robots to one Whole Foods store and will soon turn the grocery chain’s corporate workers into Amazon employees.

    Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel also told employees that Amazon’s recent layoffs will help “simplify the way we run the business across our grocery brands,” the WSJ reports.

    The Amazonification of Whole Foods Is Finally Here—Bring On the Doritos

    [The Wall Street Journal]

    Windows 11 tests Bluetooth audio sharing that connects two headsets at onceWindows 11 tests Bluetooth audio sharing that connects two headsets at once

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