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A Spam Scheme Is Filling University, Government, and Tech Giants’ Sites With AI Trash https://www.404media.co/spam-blogs-ai-slop-domains-wowlazy/

The IRS open sourced much of its incredibly popular Direct File software as the future of the free tax filing program is at risk of being killed by Intuit’s lobbyists and Donald Trump’s megabill.
Meanwhile, several top developers who worked on the software have left the government and joined a project to explore the “future of tax filing” in the private sector

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."

The IRS open sourced most of its Direct File tax software on GitHub last week, fulfilling a legal requirement under the SHARE IT Act, despite Intuit pressure (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-…

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."

Averaged models for compressible two-phase stratified flows on thin domains
Nicolas Seguin (ANGUS), Khaled Saleh (I2M, AMU), Pierrick Le Vourc'H (ANGUS)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08542

Averaged models for compressible two-phase stratified flows on thin domains
This paper deals with the derivation of compressible two-phase flow models. We use a thin domain approximation of a two-layer configuration governed by the Navier-Stokes equations, following the works [H. B. Stewart and B. Wendroff, J. Comp. Phys., 56 (1984)] and [V. H. Ransom and D. L. Hicks, J. Comput. Phys., 75 (1988)]. In order to recover source terms and two-velocity models directly from this asymptotic analysis, we remove the continuity of the tangential component of the velocity at the i…

The UK government rejects a proposed 5% levy on streaming services and a 25% tax rebate on ad costs for indie films, among other committee recommendations (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/uk-government-rejects-streamin…

U.K. Government Formally Rejects Streaming Levy
U.K. government rejects streaming platform levy and multiple film industry recommendations while emphasizing benefits of international investments.

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned this Wednesday after weeks of anti-corruption protests in Ulaanbaatar.
The anti-government demonstrations had begun following reports of extravagant spending by the son of the former Prime Minister. The protests, primarily led by young Mongolians, centered on broader concerns about government corruption, inequality, and the influence of political elites and their families.

Mongolia PM resigns after weeks of anti-corruption protests
Mr Oyun-Erdene will remain as caretaker PM until his successor is appointed within 30 days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Spyware maker cuts ties with Italy after government refused audit into hack of journalist’s phone https://therecord.media/paragon-spyware-maker-cuts-ties-italy-government

The Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week.
In its filing, the government denied that it had violated the order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, instead blaming “a confluence of administrative errors.”
The government had previously given the court what the judges called “express assurance” that…

Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order
A federal appeals panel ordered officials not to deport a 31-year-old to El Salvador. Minutes later, it happened anyway. The government blamed “administrative errors.”