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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 17:10 Startups Rising Hot

Jeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point

"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything."

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Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information

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Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI

In a memo to employees, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said the layoffs are meant to reduce complexity, simplify the company's corporate structure, and deliver better AI products.

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