Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on artificial intelligence – from how teens use chatbots to how they think about AI ...

Ring was the subject of significant backlash earlier this month, after a poorly received Super Bowl ad drew attention to its surveillance cameras' AI-powered Search Party feature. Though advertised as ...

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 ...

ARPA-H, a part of the HHS that funds biomedical and health research, is launching the program after cuts and leadership changes last year. The Trump administration shut down research programs at ...

Generative AI is changing how we work. Tools like ChatGPT and Copilot help people write everything from emails to blog posts to plans for internal analyses 40% faster than they used to, according to a ...

Projects that used to take as much as seven months to get approved can now move forward in as little as 90 days. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking advantage. By Mihir Zaveri New York voters gave Mayor ...

Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok. In a question-and-answer session with clergy from ...

This study shows what becomes possible when human creativity and LLM capabilities meet with structure and discipline. By guiding Claude Code, we were able to produce a powerful TUI framework for Ring” ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Vibe coding uses AI to turn plain language into lightweight tools, helping teams prototype, ...

The Supreme Court ruling is a blow, but the administration has other trade tools at its disposal. By Tony Romm and Ana Swanson Friday’s Supreme Court ruling eliminated President Trump’s preferred tool ...

As Hershey adapts to higher commodity costs, its own disclosures show which items still meet the FDA’s milk chocolate standard — and which don’t. Brad Reese, grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup ...