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Still waiting on your tax refund? Or maybe you're still unsure about when you should file your taxes. The Internal Revenue Service began accepting 2025 tax year returns on Jan 26. According to ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Accenture is now tracking employee logins to AI tools and tying promotions to regular usage, per a report. The firm is ...

It's tax season yet again, folks. If you're waiting on the Iowa Department of Revenue or the Internal Revenue Service to issue your refund, here's what to expect. The IRS started accepting tax returns ...

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests. By Adam Satariano Paul ...

Since 2020, readers have used Blacklight, our pioneering website privacy inspector tool, to run more than 18 million scans. Previously, Blacklight detected tracking pixels from Google and Meta. Today, ...

Here’s a surefire Tok-block. While it’s no secret that TikTok is tracking its users’ activity, the video app is now being accused of monitoring people who aren’t even on the platform. According to the ...

Bad Bunny sounded way different with no music. It has been days since Bad Bunny hit the stage inside Levi’s Stadium. The conversation around him has not died down. For the millions who tuned in to ...

The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising. Credit...Derek ...