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.

I’m not a big fan of using Facebook. The website feels pretty horrible in today’s current climate, with racism, homophobia, transphobia, and so much more; however, I still use Facebook Messenger.

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.

The founder brought authentic paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and sauces to market. The business led to Shivani’s Kitchen, a brand available in Costco and Walmart. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every ...

Spring Boot is one of the most popular and accessible web development frameworks in the world. Find out what it’s about, with this quick guide to web development with Spring Boot. Spring’s most ...

Meta knows its customer service ‘hasn’t always met expectations.’ Meta knows its customer service ‘hasn’t always met expectations.’ is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and ...

Artificial intelligence and related technologies are evolving rapidly, but until recently, Java developers had few options for integrating AI capabilities directly into Spring-based applications.

Do you or your child, teen, or young adult struggle with ADHD? If you answered yes, then you know that getting started can be the hardest part of getting a task or assignment done. Getting started is ...

One person was arrested in October 2025 in connection to the Palisades Fire, one of the Los Angeles Country’s most destructive wildfires in history. The inferno upended thousands of residents‘ lives ...

A Sunday rally was nice window dressing, but Michael Rosenberg writes that the U.S. Ryder Cup team's fate was decided years before Sunday. FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Shane Lowry jumped and celebrated like a ...

Meta announced on Monday that it’s bringing an AI assistant to Facebook Dating. This chatbot is intended to help users find matches who are more closely tailored to what they are looking for. For ...