The IRS starts using AI to investigate complex cases of tax evasion at multibillion-dollar partnerships like hedge funds, private equity groups, and law firms
And To Harness AI Associated Press : The IRS is going after tax-dodging millionaires—with help from AI Jacob Knutson / Axios : IRS will use AI to crack down on wealthy potential ta...
The IRS starts using AI to investigate complex cases of tax evasion at multibillion-dollar partnerships like hedge funds, private equity groups, and law firms
And To Harness AI Brett Rowland / The Sanford Herald : IRS to target 1,600 millionaires in crackdown, use AI to catch wealthy tax cheats Nikki Main / Gizmodo : The IRS Is Using AI ...
Sources: Meta asks many of its managers and directors to transition to individual contributor jobs or leave the company, “flattening” the organization
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A brief history of VR/AR/MR devices and why hardware challenges have limited mainstream adoption, which could likely slow the metaverse's emergence and growth
Modern efforts to build extended reality (XR) devices—i.e., dedicated virtual reality (VR), dedicated augmented reality (AR) … Tweets: @marknb00 , @carnage4life , @cccalum , @ballm...
SBF claims FTX had ~$60B in collateral in spring 2022, before a credit squeeze, market selloff, and “run on the bank” reduced it to $9B and led to bankruptcy
The former FTX CEO did not address concerns about customer funds being misappropriated or other recent revelations about the company.
In a bankruptcy hearing, FTX lawyers say a “substantial amount” of assets have been stolen from accounts; client names and addresses will be redacted for now
Crypto is the cat with nine lives, but some wonder if FTX might be the last one. CNBC : FTX lawyer calls this case ‘a different sort of animal’ in first bankruptcy hearing Panda Se...
Hands-on with Meta Quest Pro: feels like a sophisticated development kit with a thoughtful design, improved controllers, one to two hours of battery, and more
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Meta unveils the $1,499 Quest Pro headset, offering eye and face tracking and color passthrough video for mixed reality, shipping on October 25 in 22 countries
Meta has finally announced the Meta Quest Pro: a $1,499 virtual reality headset it's been teasing for the past year.
In a new paper, Meta researchers demonstrated a system that can reconstruct a user's plausible pose from only the Quest 2's sensors using reinforcement learning
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Report details the development of Apple's MR headset as sources say Jony Ive remains involved as an external consultant and the device is not focused on gaming
Report details the development of Apple's MR headset as sources say Jony Ive remains involved as an external consultant and the device is not focused on gaming
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Samsung and Microsoft extend their partnership to add deeper integration with Office on Galaxy Note20 devices and let users stream Android apps to Windows 10
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 devices will support Office app synchronization, new Your Phone features and Microsoft's cloud gaming functionality.
Sources: Apple is in the process of acquiring the California-based VR startup NextVR in a deal valued around $100M
It's no secret that Apple has ambitious plans for augmented reality and a future AR-focused headset. Apple is practically building the platform for its future headset out in the o...
With iOS 14, Apple may start opening its walled garden, beginning with allowing third-party apps as defaults, which could ease antitrust pressure
Default app changes are small but significant — I have a love-hate relationship with my iPhone. I love the hardware …
Amid the ongoing probes of tech giants, DOJ's antitrust chief warns that amassing vast quantities of consumers' data could create competition concerns
Tony Romm / Washington Post : Tweets: @tonyromm , @alexqgb , and @markseibel Tweets: Tony Romm / @tonyromm : NEW: DOJ's top antitrust enforcer, Makan Delrahim, will lay out his ca...
Amid the ongoing probes of tech giants, DOJ's antitrust chief warns that amassing vast quantities of consumers' data could create competition concerns
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Justice Department's top antitrust enforcer warned tech giants on Friday that amassing vast quantities … Tweets: @tonyromm , @alexqgb , and @markseibel Tweet...
Amazon announces a new line of Alexa-enabled wearables equipped with mics and speakers, including the $180 Echo Frames eye glasses and $130 Echo Loop ring
wherever you are John Adams / PaymentsSource : Morning Brief 9.26.19: Rabobank, Mastercard make an agriculture financial inclusion play Tweets: Jay Greene / @greene : Jeff Bezos dr...
Amazon announces a new line of Alexa-enabled wearables equipped with mics and speakers, including the $180 Echo Frames eye glasses and $130 Echo Loop ring
Amazon is rolling out a new line of wearables that work with Alexa today including the Echo Frames eyeglasses and the Echo Loop smart ring.
Sources: after setbacks, Facebook partners with Luxottica to help make “Orion” AR smart glasses designed to replace smartphones, with 2023-2025 launch timeframe
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MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito resigns after a report showed he hid the extent of the fundraising role of Jeffrey Epstein, whom MIT “disqualified” as a donor
The director of M.I.T.'s prestigious Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after an outcry over his financial ties with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.