Millions of people still prefer a paper check for federal income tax refunds. But President Trump signed an executive order to stop paper checks.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government starts phasing out paper checks for most programs on Tuesday. The change, which was ...

The change will take effect on Sept. 30, which is the same day that the Social Security Administration begins phasing out ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathleen Romig from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the end of physical Social Security checks.

In keeping with the new federal mandate against paper checks, the U.S. tax agency announced that as of Sept. 30, it will no ...

MIT researchers developed an interactive, AI-based system that enables users to rapidly annotate areas of interest in new biomedical imaging datasets, without training a machine-learning model in ...

Paper manufacturing is very energy-intensive, but there is great potential for improving energy efficiency. In a ...

In this episode on Tekniq, we observe the meticulous process of producing cardboard boxes, how Jute is processed and pressed, the production line of matchsticks, and the making of wine barrels.

Learn how pricing in the pulp and paper industry is shifting away from static, cost-plus price lists to a more intelligent, ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to create an e-tag option for big game hunters in two years. Here's what's being planned.

China’s latest “smart” public toilet upgrade has gone viral, and it might be the most dystopian one yet. Clips circulating across Chinese social media show new dispensers in the country that only ...

Cleveland continues to issue most of its payments by paper checks — a practice that government finance experts warn is outdated and vulnerable to fraud.