AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

Computer engineers and programmers have long relied on reverse engineering as a way to copy the functionality of a computer ...
XDA Developers on MSN

This open-source Python library from Google is perfect for extracting text from anything

Smarter document extraction starts here.

Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens

An individual claiming to be Mark Pilgrim, the original creator of the library, opened an issue in the project's GitHub repo ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

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 ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(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 ...
CNN

Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...
The New York Times

What to Know on the Initial Release of Materials From the Epstein Files

The Justice Department came under scrutiny for its handling of the documents and deletions online of some material. It said it would not remove mentions of Donald Trump from the files as they are ...
CBS News

Epstein files totaling more than 60,000 pages have already been released this year. Here's what we've seen so far.

Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at KatesG@cbsnews.com or grahamkates@protonmail.com ...
CNBC

'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program

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 ...
People

What Are the Epstein Files? Everything to Know About the Classified Documents Related to Jeffrey Epstein's Criminal History

While much of the Epstein files remain sealed, several high-profile people have been named in some of the released documents Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She ...
Windows Central

How to use File History on Windows 11 to protect your documents with backups

If you want to protect files stored locally on your computer, you can use File History, and I'll show you how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...
Lifehacker

Use This App to Send Someone a File Without Using Any Cloud Storage

File.pizza can deliver your files quickly (if not necessarily in 30 minutes or less). March 19, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Quick: Send me a large file ...