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Start of the week we thoroughly enjoyed Luna SandvikAn article about how US police use digital data to prosecute abortions in a post-Roe v. Wade world. TL;DR is that medical care in the US is a strange world and if you DM a friend about something potentially illegal you should use end-to-end encrypted messages. Christine When he came
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“I can’t explain it. It’s weird,” said Alfonso “Fonts” Terrell. AmandaAfter losing his job at Twitter when Elon Musk took over, the former global head of social and editorial didn’t want to take a break. “It’s time to come out and say, ‘Oh, it’s time. Whether you get support or not, it’s time to build.
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What do recent state tax changes mean for US SaaS startups?
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For SaaS startups, taxable time can create challenges.
Some states consider software-as-a-service products to be services, while others classify them as products.
“There is also the issue of the bundle itself,” says Ardy Esmaeili, a startup tax accountant. “SaaS may not be taxed, but when combined with hardware it is.”
To help founders better understand their responsibilities, Esmaeili shares tips on how to identify a company’s physical ties and lists multiple SaaS categories it says are likely to be taxed. doing.
“Seek professional help as soon as possible,” he wrote. “Don’t think you don’t have to worry yet, because waiting can have big consequences later.”
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mannish reports that Manu Jain is the latest executive to leave Xiaomi. This could be a bit of a blow for the company, as it was Jain who established and expanded the smartphone maker’s presence in India.
Alright, so here you go, check all the security boxes, set up two-factor authentication, and here comes the hacker (which is paid by Meta) and finds a bug that allows someone to bypass that two-factor authentication I was. facebook and instagram. Good thing they caught it, but ugh! Lorenzo There are more.
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