One Tech Tip: Fed up with AI slop? A few platforms will let you dial it down

Song generation tools like Suno and Udio let users create music merely by typing some ideas into a chatbot window. Anyone can ...
MUO on MSN

I used this open-source tool to strip the bloatware out of Windows 11 in minutes

Finally, a clean Windows 11 that works for you.
YouTube on MSN

How to scrape millions of leads for almost $0 (without coding)

I get asked all the time how I scrape data, so today I’m sharing my favorite tools - no technical knowledge needed. From ...
Commercial Appeal

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...
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 ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 File Explorer Will Finally Use Less RAM

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...
Popular Science

How to recover your deleted files

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sinking feelings don’t come much worse than when you think you ...
Virginia Connection Newspapers

Allow Virginians To Use IRS Direct File

IRS recently opened Direct File to all 50 states after successful pilot; Virginia participation requires further action by Youngkin Administration and General Assembly Members of Virginia’s ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
The American Prospect

The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again

If you made a million dollars robbing a bank, and were caught by the police, would you get away with merely promising never to do it again? Forget about how you would probably have to spend time in ...
Oregonian

Cocaine use, deletion of thousands of police files leads to ouster of 2 Portland officers

Inside a Southeast Portland bar bathroom, one veteran Portland police officer said he stumbled on a sandwich bag of cocaine and began using the drug “off and on” for months before the Police Bureau ...
USA Today

IRS Direct File ends. Here are other free or low-cost tax-filing options to consider.

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 ...