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Tax time is high season for scammers, who target taxpayers with fraud campaigns ranging from IRS impersonation to "ghost" preparers that take your money and run. In fact, the IRS publishes its annual "Dirty Dozen," a list of the tax scams consumers should be especially aware of. And this year's list reveals that, as with romance scams and scams targeting travelers, AI is making tax scams appear more sophisticated—and harder to spot. AI is facilitating tax scamsOne of the IRS' top scams for 2026 is AI-powered impersonation by phone: fraudsters are using AI tools for voice cloning and caller ID spoofing so recipients believe they are talking to a legitimate IRS representative. These forms of impersonation are so good that it's difficult to distinguish between what's fake and what's real. Sca...

Daniel Oropeza Daniel Oropeza Staff Writer Experience Daniel is a Staff Writer for Lifehacker covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta. Read Full Bio ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I'm practically an evangelist about this point: If you need a TV, you should get one right now. Not just because it's Amazon's Spring Sale—March and April are traditionally the time when retailers clear space on their shelves and in their warehouses to make room for the new models coming for the holidays. And this year, the RAM tax is coming too: Big tech companies are buying up the world's supply of memory to power AI data centers, so the price of televisions is expected to go up in the near future, and stay elevated for a while. That's all to say: Grab these bargains from Amazon's Big Spring Sale while you can. The best budget TV i...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Headphones! Earbuds! Bone-conducting headsets! There's a bargain for every pair of ears in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. I've combed through Amazon's listings to bring you the best deals, no matter what kind of headphones or earbuds you're looking for. Best overall headphones deal in Amazon's Big Spring Sale: Sony WH-1000XM6Sony WH-1000XM6 are Lifehacker's top overall pick for best headphones. Daniel Oropeza knows audio gear, and he calls these the "best over-ear headphones I tested [in 2025] and ever, really." They feature S-tier noise cancellation, 12 microphones for crystal-clear calls, and the ability to listen and charge via USB-C ...