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FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in the city center of Munich, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Apple has reversed course Friday, March 8, 2024, under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Sweden. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Apple will allow iOS apps to be distributed on websites in the EU

The company has made some major App Store changes to comply with new rules in the bloc.

Apple will soon allow developers who meet certain criteria let iOS users in the EU download their apps from the web. The company has made some major App Store changes to comply with new rules in the bloc.

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Kris Holt
Kris Holt
03.12.2024
FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. Most taxpayers will be able to digitally submit a slew of tax documents and other communications to the IRS next filing season and the agency plans to go completely paperless in 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

You can try the IRS alternative to Turbo Tax in 12 states today

You'll need a pretty simple return to use it.

The IRS has released a pilot program called Direct File that gives users free, step-by-step instructions for filing their taxes.

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Sarah Fielding
Sarah Fielding
03.12.2024
Budget robot vacuums

The best robot vacuums on a budget for 2024

Don’t spend a fortune on an autonomous dirt sucker.

Gone are the days of being forced to spend more than $500 on a robot vacuum. Here are the affordable robot vacuums you can get right now.

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Valentina Palladino
Valentina Palladino
03.12.2024

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