Publications
July 16, 2021
Weekly Report 21-57
CRYPTO TRADERS: Be aware that “I.R.S. now considers ‘Virtual Currency,’ including crypto or any other representation of value that functions as a unit of account and/or medium of exchange, to be in the mainstream, and is serious about enforcing tax reporting compliance… The 1040 tax form now asks specifically ‘At any time during the year... Continue
July 12, 2021
Weekly Report 21-56
AMAZON NOW CONTROLS VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING WE WATCH, through its domination of cloud computing and streaming services for video & theatrical movie production as well as distribution of web streaming. Nearly a third of the internet runs on AWS servers for over 560 million U.S. subscriptions alone (to Netflix/ Disney+/ Hulu/ HBO max/ Paramount+/ Discovery+/ Peacock/... Continue
July 9, 2021
Weekly Report 21-55
HUMANS GENERALLY SPEND A THIRD OF OUR LIVES SLEEPING, but over 70 million Americans are now estimated to suffer from sleep deprivation or disorder, the majority from stress of today’s events on top of routine life. Impacts can be substantial, including “(1) Fatigue-related mistakes from ‘nodding off’ on the job – admitted by 85% of... Continue
July 5, 2021
Weekly Report 21-54
THE FTC DATABASE WHICH TRACKS FRAUD REPORTS showed 4.8 million last year, a 43% increase in mostly identity theft/ forged benefit apps & other docs/ online shopping fraud/ malware/ timeshare scams/ spam & junk texts. However, a few categories actually decreased, including bogus tech support/ debt collectors/ sweepstakes agencies/ and government imposters. Other indices also... Continue
July 1, 2021