# taxation (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover taxation. Page: Feed: --- ## [Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/technology/anthropic-ipo-100-billion.html) _2026-08-22 · Sri Muppidi, Lauren Hirsch and Erin Griffith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX. ## [Hard Fork #208](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011092280/hard-fork-208.html) _2026-08-21 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ This week we’re talking about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest essay, “The Future Is for Everyone,” which outlines his positive new vision about the potential of A.I. But do we think it’s credible? Then, Pangram’s chief executive, Max Spero, joins us to talk about the breakout success of his A.I. slop detector. And finally, it’s time for our new segment all about math — we’re Running the Numbers. ## [Electricians Love Data Centers. You Should, Too.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/data-centers-electricians-union-labor.html) _2026-08-21 · Don Slaiman · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Electricians like data centers. Here’s why you should, too. ## [Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/dealbook/bessent-bonds-tool-kit.html) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way. ## [OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/podcasts/openais-two-week-pause-jill-lepore-on-the-threat-of-the-artificial-state-train-of-thought.html) _2026-08-21 · Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ “It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.” ## [A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/21/world/asia/china-ai-life.html) _2026-08-21 · Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Take a walk with us through Beijing, where everyday A.I. can be useful, gimmicky, or unexpectedly funny. ## [How Big Tech’s A.I. Borrowing Binge Is Driving Up Bond Yields](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/bond-yields-tech-ai-debt.html) _2026-08-20 · Joe Rennison · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Analysts said the recent rise in Treasury yields partly reflected investor expectations that A.I.-driven growth could keep interest rates elevated. ## [Debating the Use of A.I. in Writing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/letters/debating-ai-in-writing.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Readers responded to a column begging readers not to use A.I. to write. Also, a rush to build the White House ballroom; a Trump voter’s wife is detained by ICE; and Trump derangement syndrome. ## [A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/the-docket-supreme-court-lawyers.html) _2026-08-20 · Adam Liptak · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend. ## [The Teens Taking On A.I. Data Centers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/style/ai-data-centers-teens.html) _2026-08-20 · Callie Holtermann · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own dependence on the technology. ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/suTu4a8C9JW6) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [The A.I.-Robotics Job Only a Human Can Do](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011091777/india-ai-robots-human-movement.html) _2026-08-20 · Shawn Paik and Anindito Mukherjee · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In India, some people are strapping cameras to their bodies to collect data on how humans move and train A.I. ## [The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/ai-jobs-data-annotation-india-karur.html) _2026-08-20 · Jeremy W. Peters, Hari Kumar and Anindito Mukherjee · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people. ## [Bad Plot, Worse Graphics: Chinese Moviegoers Flock to a Low-Budget Hit](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/niu-lai-chinese-movie-box-office.html) _2026-08-20 · Lily Kuo · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ With its pixelated visuals, “The Bull is Coming” is being celebrated for its authenticity in the age of A.I. and is shaping up to be a Gen Z cult classic. ## [Inside the Data Center Capital of the World](https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011066777/inside-the-data-center-capital-of-the-world.html) _2026-08-19 · Cecilia Kang, Laura Bult, Gilad Thaler, Jon Miller, Thomas Vollkommer, June Kim and Jeff Ricker · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Cecilia Kang, who covers technology and regulatory policy for The New York Times, traveled to the “data center capital of the world” to see how the A.I. boom is affecting Loudoun County, Va. ## [Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html) _2026-08-19 · Erin Griffith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe’s payments business with OpenRouter’s helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models. ## [More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html) _2026-08-19 · Colby Smith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July gathering showed broadening support for higher borrowing costs to stamp out lingering price pressures. ## [Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/personaltech/google-pixel-11-review.html) _2026-08-19 · Brian X. Chen and Minh Connors · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want? ## [A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-backlash-loudoun-virginia.html) _2026-08-19 · Cecilia Kang and Caroline Gutman · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash. ## [Why A.I. Relationships Fizzle](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101005/ai-relationships-bridget-todd.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Davis Land, Sara Curtis, Lynn Levy and Rebecca Blandon · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The writer and podcaster Bridget Todd tells the “Modern Love” podcast host, Anna Martin, why she believes even people who develop intensely intimate bonds with their chatbots lose interest in these “relationships” eventually. ## [Chinese Robot Maker Unitree Soars 500 Percent in Trading Debut](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/business/unitree-ipo-trading.html) _2026-08-19 · Steve Lohr · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Unitree is the second major Chinese technology company linked to the country’s artificial intelligence boom to surge following its initial public offering in the past month. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AQCZ2kSrhQBH) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [The Rising Stakes of the Global Bond Rout](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/dealbook/bonds-yields-treasury-ai.html) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ There were already several factors rattling investors. A further rise in bond yields is making things more expensive for everyone. ## [Bridget Todd Doesn’t Trust A.I., But She Told ChatGPT Everything](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/podcasts/bridget-todd-ai-chatgpt.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Martin · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The tech writer and podcaster Bridget Todd felt sorry for people who said they had relationships with chatbots. Then she became one of them. ## [Book Review: ‘The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,’ by Jill Lepore](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/books/review/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-artificial-state-jill-lepore.html) _2026-08-19 · Jennifer Szalai · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In a new book, Jill Lepore examines what happens when we abandon liberal democracy for rule by automation and machines. ## [Everyone’s Using This A.I. Dictation App That I Want to Murder With a Hammer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/magazine/ai-dictation-app-wispr.html) _2026-08-19 · Amy X. Wang · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Wispr Flow is supposed to make writing effortless and magical. So I “wrote” this column with it. ## [Is A.I. Development Really on a Safe Path?](https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000011099984/is-ai-development-really-on-a-safe-path.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The recent OpenAI Hugging Face hack has raised questions about the safety of frontier A.I. models. Helen Toner, the executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, discusses ways to improve A.I. safety without pausing development. ## [A Bitter Anniversary for Afghan Women](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/afghanistan-taliban-women.html) _2026-08-18 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Readers respond to a guest essay about the U.S. failure in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s oppression of women. Also: the use of A.I. in medicine. ## [An A.I. Tax Boom Could Curtail America’s Debt. But Not Solve It.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/ai-national-debt-budget.html) _2026-08-18 · Andrew Duehren · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market. ## [OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/chatgpt-for-teens-openai.html) _2026-08-18 · Cecilia Kang · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users. ## [I Let My Students Watch Me Struggle With a Masterpiece. It Changed Everything.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/opinion/higher-ed-dostoevsky-attention.html) _2026-08-17 · Matt Dinan · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Teachers need to model the passion they want to see. ## [Nvidia to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/nvidia-ohio-data-center-openai.html) _2026-08-17 · Kalley Huang · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The data center, one of the world’s largest, could cost as much as $500 billion and will be leased by OpenAI. ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dny7pSqh6rI3) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [A French Start-Up, Inbolt, Makes Robots See, and Work, Better](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/business/robots-stellantis-inbolt.html) _2026-08-17 · Farah Stockman and Sarah Rice · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Inbolt, a French start-up that sells robot vision systems, helped a Stellantis plant in Detroit become a top performer in the company. ## [AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/ai-slop.html) _2026-08-17 · Tiffany Hsu · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence. ## [More Naming Drama at the Kennedy Center](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/opinion/trump-kennedy-center.html) _2026-08-17 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Readers respond to the Kennedy Center Board’s vote to inscribe President Trump’s name on the building. Also, winning the A.I. race; a slogan for Democrats. ## [What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/student-writing-essays-ai.html) _2026-08-17 · Dana Goldstein · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills. ## [China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/china-ai-data-chatbots.html) _2026-08-17 · David Pierson and Berry Wang · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology. ## [The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/military-ai-china-anthropic.html) _2026-08-16 · David E. Sanger, Dustin Volz, Ana Swanson and Julian E. Barnes · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead. ## [Bot Meets Bot](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/briefing/chatbots-talking-to-each-other.html) _2026-08-16 · Callie Holtermann · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Are we ready for a world where machines are mostly talking to each other? ## [As A.I. Data Centers Spread, Pressure Mounts to Share Profits](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/business/ai-data-centers.html) _2026-08-16 · Tony Romm · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit. ## [I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/technology/personaltech/pangram-ai-detector-test.html) _2026-08-14 · Brian X. Chen · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images. ## [So You Want to Build an A.I. Star?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/ai-podcasts-fashion-pop-avatars.html) _2026-08-13 · Reggie Ugwu · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Designers at a new crop of creative studios create fake personas they hope real people will love. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it? ## [As Comedians Toy With A.I., Who Will Get the Last Laugh?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/edinburgh-fringe-ai-comedy.html) _2026-08-13 · Houman Barekat · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Several acts at the Edinburgh Fringe are testing the boundaries of creativity using artificial intelligence. ## [#29: How Elon Borrowed $44B to Purchase Twitter And Will Likely Never Have to Pay the Loan Back Until Death](https://separatingvaluefrombias.substack.com/p/30-how-elon-borrowed-44b-to-purchase) _2026-08-12 · Rajiv Rebello · Separating Value From Bias_ Elon Musk borrowed $44B against his Tesla stock to buy Twitter. He got a tax deduction for doing it. And he never had to sell a single Tesla share. You can use the same playbook. ## [Contact from HMRC – Is it genuine?](https://www.pmaaccountants.co.uk/blog/contact-from-hmrc-is-it-genuine) _2026-08-11 · Asif Patel · Blog - PMA Accountants_ HMRC use a range of communication methods, as do fraudsters. Consequently, it can be difficult to be certain that a call, email, letter or text which seems to come from HMRC actually does. How then do you tell if the communication is genuine? Phone calls Scammers may pretend that they are from HMRC and try to extract a person’s bank details by telling them that they are entitled to a tax refund.… ## [A Deluge of A.I. Computing Power Is About to Come Online, Fueling Major Leaps](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/29/technology/ai-chips-data-center-boom.html) _2026-08-06 · Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur, Jacqueline Gu and Cade Metz · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The number of A.I. chips that provide the computing power to advance the fast-evolving technology is doubling every nine months. ## [Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/magazine/larry-ellison-ai-oracle.html) _2026-08-05 · Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut. ## [Older married couples should strongly consider joint community property accounts if they live in community property states (Washington, California, etc)](https://bettertomorrowfinancial.com/2026/08/04/older-married-couples-should-strongly-consider-joint-community-property-accounts-if-they-live-in-community-property-states-washington-california-etc/) _2026-08-04 · Ward Williams · Better Tomorrow Financial_ Disclaimer: I m not an attorney or accountant/CPA, and this is not legal or tax advice. Check anything I say here with your own attorney or tax advisor. There are currently nine community property states, and a few others\*\*\* that allow the creation of community property. In Washington state, where I live, married couples property earned Continue reading "Older married couples should strongly… ## [Contacting HMRC](https://www.pmaaccountants.co.uk/blog/contacting-hmrc) _2026-08-04 · Asif Patel · Blog - PMA Accountants_ A taxpayer may need to contact HMRC if they have a query about their tax affairs. There are various ways in which this can be done. HMRC’s digital assistant Taxpayers can ask HMRC’s digital assistant for help by visiting the Gov.uk website at www.tax.service.gov.uk/ask-hmrc/chat/self-assessment . If the digital assistant is unable to answer the question, the taxpayer can ask to be transferred to a… ## [What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/business/economy/ai-spending-tokenomics.html) _2026-08-03 · Lydia DePillis · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ A new field of “tokenomics” has emerged to measure the return on all the money companies are pouring into artificial intelligence. ## [A Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/ai-twin-pastor-justin-lester-california-church.html) _2026-07-30 · Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ To meet the growing needs of his congregation, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it. ## [Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/technology/personaltech/apple-siri-ai-prompts.html) _2026-07-30 · Brian X. Chen · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.