This story is part of Taxes 2023, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. Most Americans have two weeks left before income tax returns are due to the IRS, but not everyone has to file taxes. If you received Social …
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This story is part of Taxes 2023, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. Taxpayers have less than three weeks left (though some states get deadline extensions due to severe weather) to file their tax returns until the April 18 filing deadline hits. Before they do so, …
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A goose, moose, jellyfish, turquoise heart, head shake and pair of maracas are among the new emoji that could be on their way to your phone. The Emoji 15.0 update includes all those candidates and more, and it could be hitting devices as soon as this fall. Earlier this summer, emoji reference website Emojipedia published sample designs for each emoji …
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The cost of Intel’s Wi-Fi chips is going up this year. The semiconductor company will raise prices on its microprocessors and peripheral chip products later this year, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Intel’s processors are found in Dell, Lenovo, HP and other computers, meaning those devices will become more expensive to produce. Due to the rising costs for production and materials …
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YouTube TV is leading in the live TV streaming market. The platform announced on Tuesday that it eclipsed 5 million subscribers, including paying members and free trials. YouTube TV’s number of subscribers beats the 4.1 million subscribers of rival Hulu Live as of April 2. Other competitors include Dish Network-owned Sling TV, which was at 2.25 million members at the end of March, …
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Facebook parent company Meta on Monday launched Sphere, an AI information verifier that validates the strength of claims in web entries, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The tech news outlet provided a demo showing how the software could work on Wikipedia. In a video, Sphere scans citations and then displays whether the information failed or passed verification. Though Wikipedia is interested …
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People can respond to a WhatsApp message with any emoji under the sun thanks to a new update, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Monday. The update will start rolling out shortly, and should be available to all WhatsApp users in the next few weeks. To use the newest feature, continuously press on the message you’d …
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Samsung and Starbucks are making coffee-themed Galaxy S22 accessories and a Galaxy Buds 2 case, all of which sport a combination of the Starbucks logo with various shades of green to match. They’re available for purchase Tuesday, but only in South Korea for now. The Starbucks line includes the entire Galaxy S22 line, with cases also available for the S22 Plus and S22 Ultra. The buzzworthy case …
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When Apple announced iOS 16 earlier this month, the ability to edit iMessages was among the software update’s most attractive new features. However, it doesn’t show up quite so cleanly on devices that haven’t updated to iOS 16, 9to5Mac reported. If an iOS 16 user sends a message and then edits it, devices running iOS 15 will receive the unedited message …
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For people using Uber in some major US cities, their next ride might be one they take with strangers. The ride-hailing giant on Tuesday said it’s expanding its new ride-sharing program, UberX Share. The new feature, which pairs riders heading in similar routes, is now available in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland-Oregon, Indianapolis …
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