Word and PowerPoint get automatic, on-device Alt Text on Copilot+ PCs

Microsoft has unveiled a new feature for Copilot+ PCs that utilizes on-device NPUs to automatically generate rich, ...

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
The New York Times

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...
KGW8

Taxpayers can still file through Oregon's free program, despite federal program going away next year

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians filing state tax returns next year can still do so by using the state's free program, even though the federal free program will not be available. The IRS notified the ...
USA Today

IRS Direct File ends. Here are other free or low-cost tax-filing options to consider.

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...
Engadget

Meta's smart glasses have a new shortcut to call and text without saying 'hey Meta'

One of the things that's long irked me about Meta's smart glasses is how often you have to say "hey Meta." Even though the company's AI assistant has gotten significantly more capable, there's ...
Wall Street Journal

Free Tax-Filing Experiment Is Ended by Trump Administration

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...
MLive

IRS shuts down free tax filing program available in 25 states

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File option. Details are limited, but the IRS has confirmed the program launched ...
Nextgov

Direct File won’t happen in 2026, IRS tells states

The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing service known as Direct File in 2025 that the program won’t be available next filing season. In an email sent from the IRS to ...
Education Week

Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns

A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...
katu

Kotek, Trump have tense text message exchange over troop deployment to Portland

Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry arborists responded to 125 emergency calls related to last week's windstorm. Evacuation levels reduced for Oregon City neighborhood after landslide threat ...