Blame the Epstein files or even — gulp — newspaper reporters, but the word “tranche” seems to be having a big moment. With roots in the Renaissance and a long history of u ...

ThreatDown’s EDR team discovered a sophisticated, multi-stage attack chain during an active investigation; the first documented case of attackers abusing the Deno runtime as a malware execution ...

Stop Googling. The answer is staring you right in the face—you just have to read it.

The nonprofit that oversees Wikipedia briefly enforced a 'read-only' mode on Thursday morning as users spotted code designed to delete articles and place Russian text in the edit summary.

Every developer should be paying attention to the local-first architecture movement and what it means for JavaScript. Here’s ...

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The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.

With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started experimenting with AI pair programming.

Early birds can submit their 2025 tax returns today and receive their potential tax refunds in two to three weeks. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Taxes are due this year on April 15. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Filing early could mean getting your refund sooner and avoiding fraud. Taxes are due most years on April 15.

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 ...

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 ...