Unhappy taxpayers want refunds of a different kind, lodge lawsuits across Cali Intuit, the biz behind America’s most popular tax-filing software, was sued this week for seemingly hiding a free version of its product from search engines.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The shift from Works with Nest to Works with Google Assistant could pose problems for your smart home setup. …read more Source:: CNet

A Senate committee plans to question the companies on how algorithms and machine learning on internet platforms influence the public. …read more Source:: CNet

With employees organizing sit-ins over retaliation and continuing to agitate for change, Google is locking down internal communications. From a report: Google’s top legal executive Kent Walker sent an all-staff email on Thursday informing employees that accessing documents classified as “need to know” without permission could result in termination, sources inside the company tell BuzzFeed…

The world of Game of Thrones is filled with some of the most devious and disturbing characters in all of TV. Here’s a look at the absolute worst of the show. …read more Source:: CNet

Think back to 2009 and the phone you owned. While the phone you carry today might not look that different, a smartphone or its equivalent is far more powerful than it was just 10 years ago. While it is relatively easy for businesses to track the evolution of phone technology, have they similarly considered how…

The feature lets you see how your Facebook profile looks like to people who aren’t your friends. …read more Source:: CNet

Imagine losing your car keys. It would be inconvenient, as you could be stranded for a while and you would need to find and obtain a replacement key. Now imagine losing a set of work keys. How much disruption could this cause your company? Remember the 2014 Sony breach? It was perpetrated by a group…

Some disgruntled Game of Thrones fans say David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will be the ruin of Star Wars. …read more Source:: CNet

San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world, is poised to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology. From a report: A proposed ban is part of a broader anti-surveillance ordinance that the city’s Board of Supervisors is expected to approve on Tuesday. If passed — a majority of…