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Anyone who has ever tried to call a cat knows how frustrating it can be when the animal doesn’t respond, as if your voice has simply faded into the background. New research from a team of French ...

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.

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 ...

Santa Claus may be the busiest man on Christmas; however, he's still taking time out of his schedule to talk to all children, even the naughty ones. In addition to mall visits and responding to ...

Santa Claus may be the busiest man on Christmas, but he's still taking time out of his schedule to talk to kids around the world. In addition to mall visits and responding to letters via his famous ...

Google is expanding Android’s in-call scam protection feature to the US. It warns users if they try to open financial apps while screen-sharing on a call with an unknown number. The feature was being ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

Weapon Prestiging is yet another progression path in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and functions similarly to the account Prestige mechanic from previous titles. You’ll want to engage with the system, as ...

There are a number of different supply drop locations in Arc Raiders, but to call one, you'll need to first find a call station, which is essentially a small antenna. As part of the "A Better Use" ...