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With iOS 14.5, you can stop apps from tracking you around the web so you see fewer ads following you. Patrick Holland / CNET If you’ve ever shopped online, you’re probably familiar with the scary feeling that comes when you click on a pair of shoes and find an ad for that pair following you on every site and app …

With the childcare credit, parents can write off expenses such as a daycare center or home carer. Sarah Tew / CNET If you have children, chances are you qualify for one stimulus check for up to $ 1,400 per person, and for the next child tax credit up to $ 3,600 each qualified child (you can calculate the total of …

Families with children could get thousands of dollars more in 2021 and 2022. Sarah Tew / CNET The first prepayment child discount starts going out as early as July, but you don’t want to wait until then to think about it. In fact, you should now finally take a step with your taxes to be sure qualify for a child …

Did you file your taxes before the May 17 deadline, but still haven’t seen your refund money? Sarah Tew / CNET Tax day, May 17, emerges. Some have already filed their 2020 tax returns and need their refund. If you are, try using IRS tools to check status. And if you haven’t filed your taxes yet, you should file your …

The IRS will automatically get back thousands of dollars paid for unemployment checks in 2020. Here’s what you need to know. Sarah Tew / CNET If you’ve already paid taxes on unemployment benefits you received in 2020, the IRS can automatically refund all or part of what you paid. The US Rescue Plan Act from March, one $ 10,200 tax …

Oh no! Jack Nicholson is trapped in the neural net! Flawless AI Foreign movies with dubbed audio are easy to watch out for, but only if you can overlook the out-of-sync motion of actors’ mouths. The solution? A TrueSync technology developed by Flawless AI that automatically synchronizes the actors lips to match with dubbed audio. In other words, fake lips. …

Here’s everything you need to know about setting up and using your AirTags once you buy them. Patrick Holland / CNET You can finally get your hands on one of the new ones from Apple AirTags tracking equipment. The beacon style devices work similar to Tile and Samsung’s SmartTag Bluetooth trackers and can help you find lost items like your …

Now what happens to the additional $ 300 a week in unemployment benefits? Sarah Tew / CNET This week, Montana and South Carolina said they would stop taking the $ 300 federal bonus and other benefits for unemployed workers next month. The $ 300 weekly allowance, on top of what states already pay for unemployment checks, was awarded as part …

Lemon It is not uncommon for people to rent electric bicycles or scooters in large cities. But have you ever rented an electric car? Using a service called Free2Move, French automaker Citroën plans to rent out its small electric car, the Ami, in select cities across the United States. Wait, does this thing count as an electric car? The Citroen …

Lemon It is not uncommon for people to rent electric bicycles or scooters in large cities. But have you ever rented an electric car? Using a service called Free2Move, French automaker Citroën plans to rent out its small electric car, the Ami, in select cities across the United States. Wait, does this thing count as an electric car? The Citroen …