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.

SharePoint set to be updated with a "cohesive design language" and "updated information architecture" Microsoft also promises to be laying new AI foundations with the April 2026 update M365 sharing is ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta's CEO is expected to answer ...

Mark Zuckerberg is set to give evidence in a landmark social media trial, which scrutinises whether Meta's platforms intentionally addict and harm children. The Meta CEO is anticipated to face ...

A team of Apple researchers set out to understand what real users expect from AI agents, and how they’d rather interact with them. Here’s what they found. In the study, titled Mapping the Design Space ...

Codex has been downloaded over a million times, users are up 60% in a week It'll stay free to all users, but Free/Go plans may face limits Deep Research gets new viewer and better controls It's barely ...

Passwords remain a persistent point of tension between usability and security. Controls designed to strengthen authentication often introduce complexity, which encourages users to rely on familiar ...

OpenAI has approved an artificial intelligence app, which was built by Spanish digital insurer Tuio and is powered by WaniWani’s AI distribution infrastructure, that allows Tuio to distribute its home ...

An ongoing conversation — both within and outside of the tech community — has been about just how and when OpenAI, which is currently valued at $500 billion, will make money. Well, there’s one ...

Abstract: The growing adoption of social virtual reality (VR) platforms underscores the importance of safeguarding personal VR space to maintain user privacy and security. Teleportation, a prevalent ...

The new repost option, sandwiched between comment and share, has led to consternation and accidental reposts by some users. By Hannah Ziegler If you fancy yourself an online sleuth or doom-scroll ...