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IRS Ended Its Direct File Tax Program. Here Are the Best Options to File for Free in 2026

IRS Ended Its Direct File Tax Program. Here Are th...

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These Popular Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Your AI Chats

These Popular Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Your ...

1 day ago 5

This $59 Device Lets You Solo-Mine Bitcoin From Your Desk

This $59 Device Lets You Solo-Mine Bitcoin From Yo...

1 day ago 4

The Em Dash: Why ChatGPT's Favorite Obsession Is Hurting Writers

The Em Dash: Why ChatGPT's Favorite Obsession Is H...

1 day ago 4

The Coolest Speakers, Turntables and Hi-Fi Gear from CES 2026

The Coolest Speakers, Turntables and Hi-Fi Gear fr...

1 day ago 6

Insiders Say DeepSeek V4 Will Beat Claude and ChatGPT at Coding, Launch Within Weeks

Insiders Say DeepSeek V4 Will Beat Claude and Chat...

1 day ago 4

Why some people can’t stay away from alcohol, even when they know it’s hurting them

Why some people can’t stay away from alcohol, even...

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Five CES 2026 products I'd buy as soon as they'd take my money

Five CES 2026 products I'd buy as soon as they'd t...

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DeepSeek to launch new AI model focused on coding in February, The Information reports

DeepSeek to launch new AI model focused on coding ...

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Mosyle identifies one of the first known AI-assisted Mac malware threats

Mosyle identifies one of the first known AI-assist...

1 day ago 2

Your Antivirus Could Be Spying on You. Here's What It Really Knows

Your Antivirus Could Be Spying on You. Here's What...

1 day ago 4

Apple Is Expected to Launch These Four MacBooks in 2026

Apple Is Expected to Launch These Four MacBooks in...

1 day ago 3

One of Wall Street’s Most Iconic Companies Is Warning of a ‘Blue-Collar Crisis’ in 2026. What That Means, and Why It Matters for You.

One of Wall Street’s Most Iconic Companies Is Warn...

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Why You Should Be Using ChatGPT's Voice Mode More Often

Why You Should Be Using ChatGPT's Voice Mode More ...

1 day ago 6

NanoPhone Is a Pocket-Sized 4G Smartphone on Sale for Just $85

NanoPhone Is a Pocket-Sized 4G Smartphone on Sale ...

1 day ago 3

Stop using your router's USB port - what PC experts recommend instead

Stop using your router's USB port - what PC expert...

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Millions of iPhone Users Are Stuck on iOS 18 While iOS 26 Crawls, Exposing a Deeper Problem Apple Can’t Ignore

Millions of iPhone Users Are Stuck on iOS 18 While...

1 day ago 6

CES 2026: Meet Tiiny AI, a pocket-sized AI supercomputer

CES 2026: Meet Tiiny AI, a pocket-sized AI superco...

1 day ago 4

The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi)

The right way to run an internet speed test (and h...

1 day ago 5

CES 2026: These 7 smart glasses caught our eye - and you can buy this pair now

CES 2026: These 7 smart glasses caught our eye - a...

1 day ago 3

Microsoft Forced Copilot Into Your Life. Now It Can Accidentally Drain Your Bank Account

Microsoft Forced Copilot Into Your Life. Now It Ca...

1 day ago 3

Should you upgrade your Wi-Fi router to mesh? I compared both for months, and here's my pick

Should you upgrade your Wi-Fi router to mesh? I co...

1 day ago 3

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health As Executive Says AI Flagged A Dangerous Drug Interaction Doctors Missed During Her Hospital Stay — But Is It Safe?

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health As Executive Says A...

1 day ago 4

Repair Almost Anything Imaginable With the Free iFixit App

Repair Almost Anything Imaginable With the Free iF...

1 day ago 3

AI Faces Fool Most of Us, But 5 Minutes of Training May Help You Spot Fakes

AI Faces Fool Most of Us, But 5 Minutes of Trainin...

1 day ago 3

AI PCs aren't selling, and Microsoft's PC partners are scrambling

AI PCs aren't selling, and Microsoft's PC partners...

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Bill Gates warns the world is going ‘backwards’ and gives 5-year deadline before we enter a new Dark Age

Bill Gates warns the world is going ‘backwards’ an...

1 day ago 3

iPhone Fold might be more like an iPad than an iPhone

iPhone Fold might be more like an iPad than an iPh...

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Already Severe Flu Season Is Overwhelming Hospitals and ERs. Doctors Reveal Top Symptoms

Already Severe Flu Season Is Overwhelming Hospital...

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Here’s how much Tim Cook and other Apple execs made last year

Here’s how much Tim Cook and other Apple execs mad...

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Ozempic Quitters Pay a Heavy Price, Research Shows

Ozempic Quitters Pay a Heavy Price, Research Shows...

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Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors

Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes ...

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This free tool gives you one easy way to install apps on Linux and Mac - here's how

This free tool gives you one easy way to install a...

2 days ago 6

Gmail’s biggest update in 20 years: 5 AI features that could change email forever

Gmail’s biggest update in 20 years: 5 AI features ...

2 days ago 3

Top Software Engineering Students Can’t Get a Job Because of AI

Top Software Engineering Students Can’t Get a Job ...

2 weeks ago 7

OpenAI Says AI Is Moving Beyond Chatbots and Will Soon Start Doing Tasks for You

OpenAI Says AI Is Moving Beyond Chatbots and Will ...

2 weeks ago 8

4 Ways Scammers Are Using AI To Trick You (And How To Stay Safe)

4 Ways Scammers Are Using AI To Trick You (And How...

2 weeks ago 9

I tested the new elementaryOS 8.1 beta, and it absolutely brings the magic

I tested the new elementaryOS 8.1 beta, and it abs...

2 weeks ago 9

I tried Amazon's new AI assistant, and I'm never shopping without it again

I tried Amazon's new AI assistant, and I'm never s...

2 weeks ago 4

This Linux distro makes your old laptop feel like a Mac - and it's free

This Linux distro makes your old laptop feel like ...

2 weeks ago 6

Apple M4 Chip Desktop: How Future Apple Silicon Could Redefine iMac Performance for Creators

Apple M4 Chip Desktop: How Future Apple Silicon Co...

2 weeks ago 8

Windows drive X: Unleash ferocious speed by using RAM as storage

Windows drive X: Unleash ferocious speed by using ...

2 weeks ago 3

Scientists Built a Working Brain—And Now the ‘Possibilities Are Endless,’ a Scientist Says

Scientists Built a Working Brain—And Now the ‘Poss...

2 weeks ago 4

Tim Cook’s ‘top priority’ product could finally take shape next year

Tim Cook’s ‘top priority’ product could finally ta...

2 weeks ago 7

Yann LeCun's advice for young students wanting to go into AI

Yann LeCun's advice for young students wanting to ...

2 weeks ago 8

I tried ChatGPT's new StubHub app, and I'll never shop for tickets the old way again

I tried ChatGPT's new StubHub app, and I'll never ...

2 weeks ago 4

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative t...

2 weeks ago 3

WhatsApp user warning - hackers are hijacking accounts without any need to crack the authentication, so be on your guard

WhatsApp user warning - hackers are hijacking acco...

2 weeks ago 8

The internet just made a 300TB copy of Spotify! (Updated: New Spotify statement)

The internet just made a 300TB copy of Spotify! (U...

2 weeks ago 6

This surging force is an existential menace — and it's capturing our leaders

This surging force is an existential menace — and ...

2 weeks ago 6