IRS Direct File, which was offered in 25 states last year, has been discontinued. But one very-much underused, free program remains for 2026.

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Ash Hewson is CEO of Affinity, part of Canva. When I announced at Canva World Tour in October that the all-new, professional-grade Affinity would become completely free, the design world reacted with ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

No one has managed to make a fully free software smartphone. Open-source and free software projects have had limited success. The problem is proprietary tech with no public documentation. Zoë Kooyman, ...

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced the Librephone project with the objective of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment. It’s a strategic shift for the organization ...

T-Mobile is offering some customers a free line as a limited-time promotion — though taxes, fees, and device connection charges apply. Users who accept the free line will have to Bring Your Own Device ...

Block unveils Proto Rig, a modular, repairable bitcoin miner, and Proto Fleet, free open-source fleet management software, in a push to decentralize mining. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) has unveiled Proto ...