XDA Developers on MSN

I automated my downloads folder with one script, and it hasn't needed attention since

One simple Python script transformed my chaotic downloads folder into a well-organized haven, eliminating the need for manual ...

Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens

An individual claiming to be Mark Pilgrim, the original creator of the library, opened an issue in the project's GitHub repo ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Why 27 lines of Python is all you need for an inspiring Linux Mint desktop

Why settle for a static Linux Mint desktop when you can jazz it up with this Conky daily quote generator desklet?
TechRepublic

Microsoft to Showcase AI in Windows 11 26H2 Taskbar, File Explorer

Microsoft to Showcase AI in Windows 11 26H2 Taskbar, File Explorer Your email has been sent The upcoming Windows 11 26H2 release is expected later in 2026, and early previews suggest a familiar ...
Futurism

Google Says People Are Copying Its AI Without Its Permission, Much Like It Scraped Everybody’s Data Without Asking to Create Its AI in the First Place

Google has relied on a tremendous amount of material without permission to train its Gemini AI models. The company, alongside many of its competitors in the AI space, has been indiscriminately ...
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 ...
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 ...
CNN

Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...
Snopes.com

Can Epstein files be unredacted with a simple copy and paste? What we know

Soon after the U.S. Department of Justice released a batch of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in late December 2025, social media users claimed the text hidden by redactions ...
The New York Times

Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered

The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored. By Santul Nerkar ...
Mediaite

DOJ Redactions of Some Epstein Files Easily Revealed With Copy and Paste

Information released by the Department of Justice in some of the files surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was not properly redacted, with blacked-out text becoming visible with a ...
The New York Times

What to Know on the Initial Release of Materials From the Epstein Files

The Justice Department came under scrutiny for its handling of the documents and deletions online of some material. It said it would not remove mentions of Donald Trump from the files as they are ...