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Get help from a real-life CPA filing your 2018 taxes for only $89 with Visor

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by on January 30, 2019 at 2:00 pm
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Visor just raised millions in financing backing a simple premise: that the aid of a qualified tax professional shouldn’t be a privilege of only the rich and famous or cost an arm and a leg. Right now, you can sample Visor and get help completing your next tax return for just $89, over half off the regular price.

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Amazon, Facebook, and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about

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by on January 30, 2019 at 11:53 am
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If you’ve ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you’re not alone. One of the most hotly debated topics in technology today is the amount of data that firms surreptitiously gather about us online. You may well have shared the increasingly common experience of feeling creeped out by ads for something you recently discussed in a real life conversation or an online interaction. This kind of experience has led to suggestions that tech firms are secretly recording our private conversations via smartphones or other internet-connected devices such as smart TVs, Amazon Echo or Google Home. Or that they…

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China’s scientific achievements are surrounded by secrecy – but this could change

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by on January 30, 2019 at 9:11 am
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China’s recent scientific achievements – including its embryo gene-editing research and historic moon landing – appear to be surrounded by secrecy. The global scientific community first learned about its experiments modifying the DNA of human embryos through rumors in 2015. While China’s National Space Administrative (CNSA) acknowledged in December 2018 that its spacecraft was preparing to land on the moon, it didn’t broadcast or announce the actual touchdown. Instead we learned about it through whispers among journalists and amateur astronomers. These events demonstrate how little we actually know about what’s going on within the Chinese scientific establishment. They also cast…

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Apple will reduce international prices for future iPhones

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by on January 30, 2019 at 8:01 am
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During its earnings call yesterday, Apple revealed that its quarterly revenue for fiscal 2019’s Q1 (which ended on December 29, 2018) was down by 5 percent compared to a year ago, at just over $84 billion. It also shed light on why that happened: people bought fewer iPhones. About 15 percent fewer, to be precise. That might sound bad, but it’s worth noting that Apple still made nearly $52 billion from selling iPhones last year. It also highlights the fact that we may have reached a saturation point with iPhones for the time being. Plus, there might be a fix.…

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