IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS Direct File in 2025. So, are they out of luck, along with millions of others ...

A new year means tax season is approaching — and there may be changes ahead. The upcoming tax season could include its share of complications, from potential delays to added confusion, as many ...

AT&T customers: the deadline for eligible claimants to file for a portion of the $177 million class action settlement is coming up soon. The telecommunications company agreed to the settlement to ...

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Microsoft is testing a new optional feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to improve launch times and performance on Windows 11 systems. According to Microsoft, the app will load ...

When a Cloudflare outage disrupted large numbers of websites and online services yesterday, the company initially thought it was hit by a “hyper-scale” DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack. “I ...

A woman was left shocked after her ‘message in a bottle’ was sent back with an angry letter – telling her to stop littering. Lorraine Forbes, 58, has long been sending plastic bottles with letters ...

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 ...

A number of American coffee companies have filed for bankruptcy in recent weeks, as the sector grapples with near record-high prices and other significant headwinds. Significant players in the ...

Bad Bunny is continuing a historic year. On Friday, as the Recording Academy announced its nominations for the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny became the first Spanish-language artist to earn nominations for ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, Bloomberg Tax reports. That's based on a letter sent from the Internal ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing service known as Direct File in 2025 that the program won’t be ...