Author: Zach_Wilson
H&R Block launches AI tax filing assistant
Tax prep company H&R Block released a new conversational AI chatbot that answers taxpayer questions. AI Tax Assist, accessed through paid versions of H&R Block’s DIY tax software, lets users ask questions on tax rules, possible exemptions, and other tax-related issues. It also points people to a human tax expert…
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Google’s Nest Renew joins Alphabet spinoff to form Renew Home
Google’s Nest Renew service is leaving Google and merging with the OhmConnect energy management platform to form a new company called Renew Home. Venture capitalist firm Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP), which backs OhmConnect and is putting $100 million into the new company, announced the move, saying it will create “the…
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Threads launches for nearly half a billion more users in Europe
The company’s delay in launching the service in EU countries has been widely blamed on the bloc’s recent introduction of the Digital Markets Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that’s designed to rein in Big Tech abuses and level the playing field. Although Meta hasn’t named the regulation directly, Instagram…
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Threads finally launches in Europe
Meta’s Threads has finally arrived in Europe, over five months after rolling out in the US, UK and elsewhere around the world. Following a countdown and Instagram teaser invitation, the app is now officially available in the bloc on the web, though the iOS and Android apps still aren’t available…
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Microsoft is making PowerPoint better for those of us who always have subtitles on
Your online presentations could soon be significantly more engaging following a new update from Microsoft PowerPoint. The company has revealed another stage in its accessibility push by bringing videos with subtitles and closed captions to PowerPoint for the web, meaning your presentations can now be accessible to more viewers than…
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Proton Mail now has a desktop app in beta
Proton finally has a desktop app. The Swiss company, known for its privacy-focused alternatives to the Google Workspace apps, revealed a Windows and macOS application on Thursday that includes Proton Mail and Proton Calendar. The desktop app is currently available in beta for subscribers on the most expensive premium tier,…
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