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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."

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying To Kill Just Got Open Sourced - Slashdot
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/1447205/the-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kill-just-got-open-sourced

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The Trump administration may have just axed the IRS Direct File program.
During a summit earlier this week, IRS Commissioner Billy Long said the free tax filing service is “gone,”
adding that “big beautiful Billy wiped that out
https://news.bloombe…

IRS Chief Says Direct File Is ‘Gone,’ Other Audit Tech Is Coming
The Biden-era IRS free filing tool, Direct File, is “gone,” IRS Commissioner Billy Long said.

Dublin-based cross-border payment startup NomuPay raised a $40M Series C at a $290M valuation, following a $37M Series B at a $200M valuation in January 2025 (Kate Park/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025…

Irish fintech NomuPay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank | TechCrunch
As global trade evolves, there's an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options. That's why an Irish-based fintech startup called NomuPay

Active IRS-Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications with Extended Targets
Yuan Fang, Xianxin Song, Huazhou Hou, Ziguo Zhong, Xianghao Yu, Jie Xu, Yongming Huang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00379

Active IRS-Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications with Extended Targets
This paper studies the active intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-enabled integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), in which an active IRS is deployed to assist the base station (BS) in serving multiple communication users (CUs) and simultaneously sensing an \emph{extended} target at the non-line-of-sight (NLoS) area of the BS. The active IRS has the capability of amplifying the reflected signals so as to overcome significant reflection path loss in NLoS communication and sensing. In parti…

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/

A reduced-IRKA method for large-scale $\mathcal{H}_2$-optimal model order reduction
Yiding Lin, Valeria Simoncini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00242 https://…

A reduced-IRKA method for large-scale $\mathcal{H}_2$-optimal model order reduction
The $\mathcal{H}_2$-optimal Model Order Reduction (MOR) is one of the most significant frameworks for reduction methodologies for linear dynamical systems. In this context, the Iterative Rational Krylov Algorithm (\IRKA) is a well established method for computing an optimal projection space of fixed dimension $r$, when the system has small or medium dimensions. However, for large problems the performance of \IRKA\ is not satisfactory. In this paper, we introduce a new rational Krylov subspace p…

Internal Docs Raise Questions About Trump IRS Pick Billy Long’s ‘No-Show Jobs’ And ‘Strange’ Schedule
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/billy-long-office-of-personnel-management-irs

The IRS is rescinding layoffs at its civil rights office, an early target in its plans to slash its total headcount.
IRS Commissioner Billy Long, in a memo obtained by Federal News Network, told employees in the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance that the agency is “reversing” reduction-in-force notices they received in April.

IRS rescinds layoffs at civil rights office, an early target of workforce cuts
The IRS sent RIF notices to nearly 80% of staff at the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, but kept layoffs on hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling.