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Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget
Chancellor John Healey prepares his first budget with tax policy in focus, particularly inheritance tax, capital gains tax, and a forthcoming mansion tax on high-value properties.
Inherited IRAs can boost wealth — and trigger a tax bill. Here’s how to reduce it
Inherited IRAs can provide substantial windfalls for heirs, but a 10-year withdrawal rule and tax implications require careful planning to minimize tax burdens and maximize wealth transfer benefits.
AI buildout hits snag as Google and Microsoft put off raising capex forecasts
Microsoft and Alphabet both reported capital expenditure figures below analyst estimates, citing delays from graphics processing unit providers that will push available capacity into 2027.
Amazon AWS posts 39% revenue growth as cloud rivals also accelerate
Amazon’s cloud unit reported 39% revenue growth in Q3, reaching $45.98 billion and exceeding analyst expectations, marking the fastest expansion since late 2021.
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Ex-FBI chief in Chicago sues DoJ, claiming he was pressured to investigate Trump’s foes
A former FBI official in Chicago has sued the Department of Justice, alleging he was pressured to investigate Trump’s political opponents and made a scapegoat after a major prosecution collapsed.
Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effort
Republican officials have called for an investigation into an alleged ballot-stacking scheme involving Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and a rival candidate with the same name as her Republican opponent.
Trump’s DoJ charges six more people in ‘voter fraud’ crackdown in California
The Trump administration’s Justice Department charged six more people in California with alleged voter fraud, intensifying its election-related crackdown as courts have rejected similar efforts as unconstitutional.
‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’s endorsement of Mike Rogers
Democrat Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, prompting Democratic leaders to condemn the move as a betrayal following a campaign dispute.
Five dimensional chess: inside James Talarico’s extraordinary bid to break Texas Democrats’ losing streak
James Talarico, a former teacher and four-term state representative, seeks to become Texas’s first Democratic Senate winner since 1988, facing Republican Ken Paxton amid a contentious campaign.
Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware
Sports entertainment company Topgolf migrated 12,000 virtual machines from VMware to VergeIO’s VergeOS platform, saving over $11.3 million in infrastructure costs while avoiding significant price increases under Broadcom’s ownership.
ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS, an open-source Windows alternative, has achieved NTFS installation support, eliminating a long-standing technical barrier and advancing the project toward beta status.
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
Researchers discovered active exploitation of four chained vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server, installing malware like cryptominers and residential proxy software on unpatched systems.
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
eMudhra, an Indian certificate authority that issued eight defective TLS certificates with critically weak private keys, has announced it is exiting the certificate business.
Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data in US
Anthropic confirmed its Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data by bypassing a paywall, though the company stated no voting records were altered or individual voter information was retrieved.
Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by an alleged Chinese spy
US intelligence agencies determined that a Singapore-based datacenter executive allegedly targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as part of Chinese espionage operations, raising concerns about access to influential tech leaders.
Binance hack – who is behind it, is my money safe and what we know so far
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, suffered a $6.3bn hack believed to be the largest in cryptocurrency history. The exchange says it will cover all losses and has suspended deposits and withdrawals as a precaution.