“Elon’s DOGE just teamed up with Palantir - the AI data company co-founded by Peter Thiel - to help the IRS build a massive “mega API.”

What’s a mega API? Think of it like a giant, turbo-charged plug that lets computers talk to each other. This one would let the IRS finally access all of its scattered, ancient tax data in one place.

For 3 days straight, Palantir’s tech geniuses, DOGE officials, and IRS engineers have been locked in a digital war room, trying to modernize a system that still faxes things like it’s 1997.

It’s like giving a flip phone the powers of ChatGPT - if ChatGPT worked for the IRS and wanted your W-2s. Yes, it’s weird. Yes, it’s real.” [Read More]