First, right here in these Cool Tools headquarters last week, my compadre and fellow Fast Company contributor Jared Newman showed you a series of simple sites for ​seeing minimalist, plain-text ...

Israel Mendoza will begin serving that sentence after he completes serving a seven-year federal prison term for trafficking ...

Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial ...

Phishing attempts via text message are getting more frequent and more sophisticated. Learn how to avoid text scams and what to do if you fall victim. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To ...

NotebookLM turned my high-fantasy "The Wheel of Time" fiction read into a spoiler-free, searchable experience I can finally keep up with.

Microsoft has introduced an option to extract text from images with Snipping Tool. The feature will be available to all soon. The tool now ships with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology ...

The Trump administration pulled the plug on IRS Direct File, a pilot program allowing eligible taxpayers to file federal tax returns for free. That doesn't mean there aren't no-cost filing options ...

Angelica Leicht is a seasoned personal finance writer and editor with nearly two decades of experience but just one goal: to help readers make the best decisions for their wallets. Her expertise spans ...

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...