{"id":17967,"date":"2025-03-04T16:37:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/why-elon-musk-is-targeting-a-free-tax-filing-software\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:37:29","slug":"why-elon-musk-is-targeting-a-free-tax-filing-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/why-elon-musk-is-targeting-a-free-tax-filing-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Elon Musk is targeting a free tax-filing software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Musk plans cost-cutting \u2013 and Americans will end up footing the bill; the business of immigration surveillance; and a fond farewell to Skype<\/p>\n<p>Hello, and welcome back. In this week\u2019s Techscape: the cost of Elon Musk\u2019s cost-cutting, the emotional shutdown of Skype, and a new documentary on immigration and surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s administration could rack up a \u201cmonumental\u201d bill and is breaking the law by firing government workers on spurious grounds, according to a top labor lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have cited \u201cpoor performance\u201d when terminating thousands of federal workers. In many cases it\u2019s not true, according to employees embroiled in the blitz, many of whom are now seeking legal advice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2025\/mar\/02\/tesla-owners-selling-musk\">\u2018I\u2019m selling the Nazi mobile\u2019: Tesla owners offload cars after Elon Musk\u2019s fascist-style salutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/26\/trump-cabinet-elon-musk\">Trump cabinet flunkies hail wannabe Caesar and Elon, his oligarch pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/mar\/03\/techscape-elon-musk-skype\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/867ce4be7efb8d489178ef5b9d60ef7bccf96230\/0_30_4953_2971\/master\/4953.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e418d15486e32a86084f2106c48532f9\" title=\"Why Elon Musk is targeting a free tax-filing software\" \/>Musk plans cost-cutting \u2013 and Americans will end up footing the bill; the business of immigration surveillance; and a fond farewell to Skype<br \/>\nHello, and welcome back. In this week\u2019s Techscape: the cost of Elon Musk\u2019s cost-cutting, the emotional shutdown of Skype, and a new documentary on immigration and surveillance.<br \/>\nDonald Trump\u2019s administration could rack up a \u201cmonumental\u201d bill and is breaking the law by firing government workers on spurious grounds, according to a top labor lawyer.<br \/>\nOfficials have cited \u201cpoor performance\u201d when terminating thousands of federal workers. 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