Managing sensitive business documents online presents serious challenges, especially when using PDF editors. Many companies unknowingly expose themselves to malware, phishing, or insecure platforms ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft confirms that starting Oct. 14, “File Explorer ...

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...

PDFs remain a common way to share documents because they preserve formatting across devices and platforms. Sometimes, however, you end up with several separate PDFs that would be easier to handle as a ...

We have all dealt with PDF files at one point or another in our time on the internet or in the office. From tickets purchased online, to business documents from work, school, or government ...

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s long-promised free tax filing software, might be at risk of being killed off by the Trump administration, but the code that made the service possible will ...

Google has rolled out a built-in PDF reader inside the Chrome app for Android devices. Now, you no longer need a third-party app like Google Drive to open PDF files while using Chrome. You no longer ...

Chrome for Android can now open PDF files without the need for a third-party app. The browser’s new native function is currently working for Android 15. Previously, this feature was locked behind a ...

On Thursday French large language model (LLM) developer Mistral launched a new API for developers who handle complex PDF documents. Mistral OCR is an optical character recognition (OCR) API that can ...

IRS Free File is one way in which taxpayers can file their returns and payments with the federal tax service free of charge. Usually, private tax preparers charge fees on some or all of their services ...