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.

American workers have embraced artificial intelligence at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new Gallup poll that highlights how AI tools have become embedded in daily work ...

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. The researchers from Mass General Brigham ...

Welcome to the Blazor Web Bluetooth Demo! This project showcases how to use the Blazor WebAssembly (WASM) framework with the Web Bluetooth API to communicate with an ESP32-S3-WROOM microcontroller ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself with sticks, rakes, and deck brushes. Now that scientists ...

The percentage of teachers who are using artificial intelligence-driven tools in their classrooms nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025, according to data from the EdWeek Research Center. In 2023, a ...

In mid-December 2025, an image (archived) circulated online purportedly showing U.S. President Donald Trump using a walker as a mobility aid. Keith Edwards, a Democratic political strategist, posted ...

Modern .NET developers have gained new flexibility in how they build and render web applications, and that evolution was the focus when Microsoft MVP Allen Conway presented a session titled "The Ins & ...

The Chat feature of Google AI Studio allows users to interact with Gemini models in a conversational format. This feature can make everyday tasks easier, such as planning a trip itinerary, drafting an ...

When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm. Kasun, a professor of language, culture and ...