Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

On May 4, the French Senate will debate a copyright bill that is widely expected to have a chilling effect on the development and distribution of open-source software for digital rights management ...

SAN FRANCISCO--VA Software and IBM will announce a software partnership Tuesday, a move that highlights the tricky entanglements of the opposing open-source and proprietary programming philosophies.

An all open-source workplace makes the most sense. You’ll save money, be more secure and have more flexibility. Hypothetical: You need to set up the IT infrastructure (email, file sharing, etc.) for a ...

In open-source circles, feature creep and demands are a common issue. Projects keep expanding until they become hard to maintain or the list of issues runs so long that many issues never get fixed. By ...

Google Photos offers a private or public link for sharing, which is intentionally simple. However, this approach works best ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

On February 27, a teenager in the Seattle area was diagnosed with Covid-19. Shortly after, researchers at the Seattle Flu Study shared genomic data about his strain of the virus with other researchers ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...