Forget Google Search: I found a search tool that doesn't track me or push AI - and it gets better

Forget Google Search: I found a search tool that doesn't track me or push AI - and it gets better ...
Appuals

How to Fix Minecraft OpenGL Error 65543 on PC?

When launching Minecraft (Java Edition), you may get OpenGL Error 65543 and the game won’t start. This happens when Minecraft can’t create the OpenGL ...
GitHub

Execute PowerShell scripts or commands silently with no console window

QuietShell is a command-line application for headless PowerShell execution supporting both in-process runspaces and out-of-process execution models. QuietShell eliminates console window visibility ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

IRS shuts down Direct File. Here's how NC tax payers can file for free

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...
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 ...
Democrat and Chronicle

Some Americans could see bigger tax refunds in 2026. When can you file?

The 2026 tax season will soon be underway and some Americans could be receiving heftier tax returns this year. Several tax changes came along with President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, ...
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 ...
Digital Trends

You can now try the Windows phone OS that Microsoft never released

Before Microsoft shipped the Surface Duo with Android, it was meant to run a custom version of Windows called Andromeda OS, built specifically for dual-screen devices. That plan was quietly scrapped ...
PC World

Optional Windows 11 update causes glitchy File Explorer in dark mode

Earlier this week, Microsoft released optional Windows 11 update KB5070311, which brings several new features and improvements to the operating system, including File Explorer changes like “a more ...
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 ...
KGW8

Taxpayers can still file through Oregon's free program, despite federal program going away next year

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians filing state tax returns next year can still do so by using the state's free program, even though the federal free program will not be available. The IRS notified the ...