A Micron memory chip factory in upstate New York is wrangling with local groups who want legal assurances the project will benefit the local community. Plus, YouTube plans to crack down on AI slop.

Google's John Mueller said having a 100MB video file on your home page won't have a noticeable SEO effect. This was his response on a Reddit thread to the concern of having such a weighted-down file ...

In today’s Tech Bytes: Google has just unveiled new and improved image-generating software. The Gemini 3 Pro, or the Nano Banana Pro promises to turn your vision into studio-quality designs. Google ...

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 ...

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Google Imagen 4, which is the company's state-of-the-art text-to-image model, is rolling out for free, but only on AI Studio. In a blog post, Google announced the rollout of the new Imagen 4 model, ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics. By Kenneth Chang and Irena Hwang Kenneth ...

Reverse image searching is a quick and easy way to trace the origin of an image, identify objects or landmarks, find higher-resolution alternatives or check if a photo has been altered or used ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

OpenAI has continually expanded its ChatGPT offerings, adding an AI voice assistant, file and image understanding, advanced research capabilities, AI agents, and more. However, there was one glaring ...