Hirurg | E+ | Getty Images With the start of tax season approaching, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are split on the future of Direct File, the IRS’ free tax filing program. Direct File, which recently expanded to limited taxpayers in 25 states, processed roughly 140,000 returns in 2024 during the pilot that launched mid-season. The […]
Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order making crypto a national priority as soon as day 1 of his new term. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4% at $104,792.59, according […]
Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dead at 95
Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. “She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire,” Plowright’s family shared in a statement. The Tony Award-winning actress died Thursday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for […]
Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
There was a time when Mark Zuckerberg didn’t regard mainstream media as the enemy. He even allowed me, a card-carrying legacy media person, into his home. In April 2018, I ventured there to hear his plans to do the right thing. It was part of my years-long embed into Facebook to write a book. For […]
Pro-Bitcoin lawmakers pack Congress as partisan gridlock looms
As Donald Trump prepares to take office, the crypto industry enjoys unprecedented support in Washington — but could partisan bickering spoil its chances?