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.

“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” That strange quote is from an extraordinary New York Times article about “Coral Hart,” the ...

The romance industry, always at the vanguard of technological change, is rapidly adapting to A.I. Not everyone is on board. By Alexandra Alter Last February, the writer Coral Hart launched an ...

Gus Kenworthy says ‘enough is enough’ over ICE in US ICE agents are in Milan with US vice-president JD Vance Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs ...

The VSC Series is a commercial off–the–shelf (COTS) product line designed for smaller satellites in low Earth orbits (LEO), and NASA Class D missions where the balance of cost and guaranteed ...

BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VPT, Inc., a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI), announces the release of the VSCPL1210SG, the first point of load DC–DC converter in its award–winning ...

ST. PAUL — A letter signed by 98 Minnesota mayors was sent to Gov. Tim Walz, state senators and representatives on Monday, Dec. 22, saying fiscal management at the state level is hurting their cities.

Microsoft has added official Python support to Aspire 13, expanding the platform beyond .NET and JavaScript for building and running distributed apps. Documented today in a Microsoft DevBlogs post, ...

A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...