Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a severe logic flaw in the Linux kernel affecting every distribution since 2017. Patch your ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program after a limited pilot and one full filing season. President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Have you ever found yourself frustrated with the limitations of Windows 11 File Explorer? Maybe it feels clunky, outdated, or just doesn’t offer the flexibility you need for managing your files ...

New clues have emerged in the mystery of how the brain avoids ‘catastrophic forgetting’ — the distortion and overwriting of previously established memories when new ones are created. A research team ...

Accidentally deleting an important file or document is a tale as old as Windows itself, which is why there are a number of built-in ways to recover it. From diving into the recycle bin to digging ...