Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: He’d run out of COBOL developers. The state’s unemployment insurance systems were written in the 60-year-old ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...

Texas’ medical marijuana program is expanding, with new laws now in effect that increase access for patients across the state, including in North Texas. While much of the debate in 2025 centered on ...

Recently, I used Costco's Auto Program to save thousands of dollars when buying a car. It was easy to use, and I liked that I didn't have to negotiate or haggle with a dealership. More Costco members ...

I tend to divide my workday into blocks. Within minutes of waking up — we’re usually up by 5.30 a.m. — I sit down to write at least one Inc. article. Then I spend four to five hours writing a book, ...

The RICE method requires a little math, but it might be just the thing you need to tackle the new year. Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity ...

Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

Robert Payne lost his brother at a young age. The 66-year-old said he “tried to use drugs and everything else (so that) I could not feel and remember what had happened.” He said that when the money ...

As the Ford Foundation prepared for the arrival of its new president, Heather Gerken, on November 3, it quietly pulled the plug on one of its signature efforts of the past decade: a ...

Four years ago, I was given a fantastic opportunity to be a math coach for a primary years program. But when I started, there was no framework to work within, no script to follow. I was starting from ...