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TurboTax parent company Intuit is exiting the IRS Free File Program

The Verge

TurboTax parent company Intuit has opted out of the IRS Free File Program. Intuit, the parent company of tax filing software TurboTax, is exiting an IRS program that allows many Americans to file their taxes for free. Getty Images. Intuit closed on an acquisition of credit score monitoring company Credit Karma for $7.1

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Malwarebytes faces lawsuit for classifying rival's anti-spyware program as a threat

TechSpot

The 2-1 split verdict from the Ninth Circuit came after Enigma appealed a 2017 California district court ruling that held cybersecurity firms can classify any software as harmful, even if they are from their competitors. However, the ruling was reversed by the Ninth Circuit in 2019, raising many questions about. Read Entire Article

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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. Building on that coursework foundation and graduate success, Amazon is now bringing the program to students outside Amazon.

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Developer survey finds JavaScript remains the most popular programming language

TechSpot

million active software developers—a gain of some 5 million since mid-2017. The information comes from analyst firm SlashData's latest developer survey. JavaScript came in first-place once again, and boasts an ever-increasing 12.4

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Automated hiring software is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable job candidates

The Verge

Automated resume-scanning software is contributing to a “broken” hiring system in the US, says a new report from Harvard Business School. Such software is used by employers to filter job applicants, but is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable candidates, say the study’s authors. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Google joins Samsung in working with iFixit on a self-repair program

The Verge

Spare parts will be available for an impressive range of Pixel phones, including the latest Pixel 6 devices and going all the way back to 2017’s Pixel 2. Easy repairs are essential if Google wants customers to use its devices for as long as it’s planning to support them with software. Launching “later this year”.

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Seattle-area software engineer charged for attempting to defraud CARES Act of $1.5M

GeekWire

Baoke Zhang , a 35-year-old software engineer at ride hailing giant Lyft, is facing bank and wire fraud charges for what federal prosecutors called a “brazen scheme” to defraud the U.S. government’s recently launched Paycheck Protection Program. (Bigstock Photo). Attorney Brian T.