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.

A pseudonym used by President Donald Trump in the 1980s and 90s popped up on Friday, when an individual identifying as a Republican from Virginia named John Barron called C-SPAN to complain about ...

WASHINGTON — An apparent prankster dialed into C-SPAN Friday using President Trump’s famous pseudonym, “John Barron,” and sporting a remarkably family accent, calling into the public access channel to ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Did our AI summary help? Google has introduced Lyria 3, an AI music generation model that creates full 30-second tracks from text, image, or video inputs. The system arranges instruments, generates ...

When Apple moved the iPhone to USB-C, it left behind more than just the Lightning port. New iPhone comes with a USB-C charging cable, but many cars still use USB-A ports for CarPlay. That’s created a ...

A few leftover donuts may not seem like a major problem, but for a fast-food operation with nearly 100 stores, unnecessary waste can add up to serious costs. To better predict donut demand, a ...

Amid a push toward AI agents, with both Anthropic and OpenAI shipping multi-agent tools this week, Anthropic is more than ready to show off some of its more daring AI coding experiments. But as usual ...

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, ...

For those who have used PCs for a sufficiently long time, you probably remember trying to insert a USB plug into a port, only to have to flip it upside-down to get it in there. The advent of USB-C in ...

Sarah Bradley is a writer with six years of experience creating personal essays, reported features, and content related to health and parenting topics. Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids area mom known for her aggressively funny cooking tutorials is getting ready to release her first cookbook. Jessica Secrest—who runs the account @applesauceandadhd ...