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.

Vibe coding is programming by gut feel. You have an idea for a tool, a website, or a repetitive task you want to automate… but instead of enrolling in a coding boot camp or slogging through YouTube ...

China's tech shock is threatening the U.S. monopoly on AI and is "moving up the value chain very rapidly," one analyst told CNBC on Monday. Rory Green, TS Lombard's chief China economist, warned that ...

The 2026 Winter Olympic games are officially underway, starting today, Feb. 4 with some curling events and alpine skiing and luge training runs. Women’s hockey games are set to start on Thursday, Feb.

If you’re intimidated by weight training, a new study is full of reassurance. Weight workouts don’t have to be complicated or grueling to be effective, the study found. Almost any kind of lifting led ...

Generative AI can support creativity—but only if you use it strategically. Simply giving people access to AI tools doesn’t guarantee better ideas. What matters is how thoughtfully they engage with the ...

Alix Earle is inviting guests into her dressing room. The leading social media personality (and recent “Dancing With the Stars” frontrunner) is expanding her digital universe with “Get Real With Me,” ...

Sky has commissioned a series adaptation of the smash hit Stieg Larsson novel “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Variety has learned. Steve Lightfoot (“Spider-Noir,” “Behind Her Eyes,” “Hannibal”) and ...

How are they getting away with that? It’s an oddly familiar scene: you’re waiting for your boarding group to be called at your flight’s gate, watching a wheelchair bound passenger dodge lines and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump’s media company is merging with a nuclear fusion energy firm in a $6-billion deal aimed at ...

The end of Donald Trump’s Georgia state case 10 months into his second White House term means that of the four criminal prosecutions in which he was indicted on felony charges, only the Stormy Daniels ...

Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal ...