As a tax professor, I love taxes: the theory, the policy, even the politics. But I have a confession to make. My taxes are not complicated. Yet, every year, I spend hour upon hour gathering documents, paying for tax preparation software, entering in my income, and puzzling through the instructions as I try to figure out whether I am eligible for this or that deduction or credit. Every year, I think to myself: There has got to be a better way!

ChatGPT took the world by storm last year, and while it hasn't exactly replaced work, it has made life a lot easier for a lot of people. And it can make running a WordPress website a lot easier, too, if you grab the ChatGPT WordPress Plugin. During our version of Deal Days, a limited-time savings event, you can get a lifetime license for this clever plugin for 86% off. You can make the capabilities of ChatGPT available on the front-end of your website, the back-end, or both, allowing admins or users to ask questions of ChatGPT right on your site. You can also use it to generate content quickly, complete tasks, and solve problems right on your site.

Google has really tried to go all in on automation since the rollout of its redesigned Home app in May. There's been the introduction of a new script editor, Nest Cam Indoor integration and, now, a whole slew of new routines to use. The company has announced 18 new routines -- half starters and half actions -- immediately available for Google Home users. Starters allow you to activate or turn off something in response to another device. For example, you can now have the thermostat automatically turn off when the window is open or have lights dim and the fireplace light up if you pause your show.

Most security professionals will tell you that it's a lot easier to attack code systems than it is to defend them, and that this is especially true for large systems. The white hat's job is to secure each and every point of contact, while the black hat's goal is to find just one that's insecure. Whether black hat or white hat, it also helps a lot to know how the system works and exactly what it's doing. When you've got the source code, either because it's open-source, or because you're working inside the company that makes the software, you've got a huge advantage both in finding bugs and in fixing them. In the case of closed-source software, the white hats arguably have the offsetting advantage that they at least can see the source code, and peek inside the black box, while the attackers cannot.

With so many connected devices making their way into our living rooms and bedrooms and onto our persons, it was no surprise when gadgets started making their way into our kitchens. You can buy so many WiFi- or Bluetooth-enabled widgets to help out with your cooking now, from smart Crock-Pots to app-controlled cooktops. Some are pretty dumb -- who really needs a toaster that pings your phone to say it's done even though it literally only takes three minutes? A smart thermometer that tells you when your pork roast is at optimal temperature after hours and hours of slow cooking makes a little more sense. However, you only have so much counter space, so you better choose wisely when it comes to adding new tech to your kitchen.

Despite her rising profile internationally as a strong and hugely popular female voice in the technology sector, Dr Sue Black OBE is very modest for someone who has achieved a great deal of personal triumph while exploring what is important to herself. "It's a lot easier doing stuff you love than working in a job where you are not in control, yeah I work hard but at the same time it's a lot easier being charge of myself," she explains when asked about the numerous projects Black has wholeheartedly embraced, not least her campaign to Saving Bletchley Park, the birthplace of Alan Turing's Bombe machine, which led to her writing her debut book that has become the fasted crowdfunded book when published in 2016. Dr Black is a polite and enthusiastic person, and for the UK tech sector she is every bit the rock star it needs. Having received her OBE from The Queen last May, she has since been recognised by being inducted into Bima's Hall of Fame alongside the likes of Stephen Fry (co-incidentally one the highest profile champions of @savingbletchley), Dame Stephanie Shirley, Sir Jony Ive and Baroness Joanna Shields. "It's really nice to get recognition from organisations outside of academia who realise the potential of the work that I'm trying to do. I'm absolutely honoured and delighted to be recognised in this way because it means that the things that I really care about – other people really care about them as well and that is heart-warming for me that the change I am trying to make in the world is being recognised."

Google is known to invest in the most cutting-edge technologies. If it's about a budding technology, you will see Google's fair share of investment there. And, this time the giant invested in none other than artificial intelligence that was the topic for this year's Google I/O conference. After the event, it became very clear that the technology is going to be the guiding light for the giant for the future. The giant is known to make a fair investment in the technology that holds prominence or is able to define the future endeavors.

Most of the prominent companies agree that Artificial Intelligence is the future for sales and marketing, as reported by Enrique Dans who wrote for Forbes recently. It shouldn't come as a surprise when the tech giants are already researching and improving their proprietary AI products. Its iconic "Google Brain" is a big deep learning research project that has been underway since 2011. It has been instrumental in improving the company's existing products such as image searching, Google assistant, etc. To showcase the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning the company has also provided many nifty AI experiments on their website for the users to interact with.

Hooking up 30,000 feet in the air has been made easier with a somewhat-accidental in-flight dating app. This week, Qantas unveiled the Boeing Dreamliner that's being added to its fleet. And while the 787-9 comes with a bunch of fancy things like bigger seats and larger windows and fewer greenhouse emissions, there's an unassuming feature that's far more impressive and will revolutionize the dating world. The function has been around on some planes for a few years now but this is the first I've heard of it and honestly, I don't know why I haven't read more feature stories about couples who've met on this unofficial dating app. The feature, which appears on the tiny screen on the back of your headrest, allows you to message anyone around the plane as long as you know their seat number.

A new tool in deep learning renders passwords less secure. Last week, the credit reporting agency Equifax announced that malicious hackers had leaked the personal information of 143 million people in their system. That's reason for concern, of course, but if a hacker wants to access your online data by simply guessing your password, you're probably toast in less than an hour. Now, there's more bad news: Scientists have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to create a program that, combined with existing tools, figured more than a quarter of the passwords from a set of more than 43 million LinkedIn profiles. Yet the researchers say the technology may also be used to beat baddies at their own game.