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.

Researchers have created a cutting-edge catalyst that turns CO2 into methanol more efficiently than ever before. Instead of using clumps of metal atoms, they engineered a system where each single ...

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...

Rendering of the transformation of the administrative building into a mixed-use complex by Lacaton & Vassal, 2026. Image © Lacaton & Vassal et Emmanuelle Delage ...

Google managers are pushing more employees to use AI. Employees in non-technical roles said they have been told they are expected to use AI. In some cases, employees have been told AI will factor into ...

Anthropic’s Claude AI ran a vending machine at WSJ headquarters for several weeks. It lost hundreds of dollars, bought some crazy stuff and taught us a lot about the future of AI agents. WSJ’s Joanna ...

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 ...

Sometimes you meet a person and just know: You. I want to be friends with you. The conversation flows. They make you laugh. You want to know more about them. So you say, "Hey, we should get together ...

During last weekend’s Super Bowl, President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services advertised realfood.gov, a new federal website where an AI nutrition chatbot can recommend the best ...

We’ve all been there: It’s 6 a.m. and the very last thing you want to do is get out of bed for that way-too-early HIIT class you already paid for. Or, if you’re a remote worker like me, you know you ...

Last month, I did a deep dive into the valuation of SpaceX stock and how much participating in the SpaceX IPO might cost. TL;DR: The numbers do not look good. SpaceX generated at least $15 billion in ...

Love it or hate it, AI is increasingly becoming integral to the way we work. So, like a lot of employees, you’ve started using it for your assignments. That’s great – unless you’re not clear on what ...