Wes Kosova

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Wes Kosova

As Americans file their 1040s and the myriad additional schedules and forms that are often required, the IRS is increasingly unable to cope with the workload. Bloomberg Businessweek editor at large Wes Kosova explains. Plus a visit to San Francisco’s hottest startup accelerator. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up .

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Wes Kosova

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24. (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- On April 1, the Trump administration purged thousands of employees across US health agencies. Those fortunate enough to be allowed into their offices and labs to collect personal belongings could be seen lugging boxes to their cars. Others learned they’d been terminated when they arrived for work to find their badges deactivated.

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Wes Kosova

Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the Internal Revenue Service—firing its workers, throwing open its doors to Elon Musk and his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency—has already achieved one of the president’s goals: swift retribution against an agency Republicans have scorned for years. “On Day 1, I immediately halted the hiring of any new IRS agents,” Trump told a Las Vegas crowd the week he retook office in January.

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Wes Kosova

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Nov 9, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Wes Kosova

There's a multibillion-dollar race going on to build the first complete map of the brain, something scientists are calling the "connectome." It involves slicing the brain into thousands of pieces, and then digitally stitching them back together using a powerful AI algorithm.