You can pay for third-party PC optimization software to make your computer run more smoothly, but Microsoft PC Manager does ...

As of Jan. 1, Pluto TV now has one of the biggest sci-fi series of the 1990s — or, ever, really — streaming for free in its library. Despite its acclaim and it being a cultural landmark, The X-Files, ...

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Steam Decks can be more than portable gaming libraries. If you want to, you can transform your Steam Deck into a versatile media center. But part of that process requires you to comfortably move ...

"Saturday Night Live" is closing out 2025 with a holiday message from President Donald Trump. The cold open of the final "SNL" episode of the year featured James Austin Johnson as Trump delivering a ...

Open Notebook is an open-source take on NotebookLM. Open Notebook can be installed and used for free. You do have to understand Linux and containers to deploy it. NotebookLM has become an incredibly ...

President Trump (James Austin Johnson) and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (Ashley Padilla) faced a tough line of questioning in tonight’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open. While Padilla’s ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

WASHINGTON — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...