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This is bad news for NoDoz: Daimler Trucks has debuted its self-driving semi-truck and is test-driving the big rig on Nevada highways. It’s unlikely the trucks will do away with humans; the driver would remain in the cab as more of an on-board logistics manager.

That’s good news for truck stops. The robot drivers are not going to buy pork rinds, Playboy magazines and baseball caps with lewd slogans.

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Takes one to know one: It’s a small percentage of its workforce but nearly 1,600 IRS employees were found to have willfully evaded paying taxes over a 10-year period. But only 4 in 10 were fired or resigned, while others were reprimanded or had performance bonuses withheld.

Pro tip for taxpayers: The next time you’re audited and the IRS says you owe them money, ask if you can just have your performance bonus withheld.

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Beer money: An ex-MillerCoors vice president and seven others face federal charges and up to 20 years in prison for using a phony-invoice scheme to bilk the beer giant out of $7 million.

Boys, when you’re done doing time, your can see the IRS about a job.

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