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.

AI data centers are hungry beasts. They devour electricity, generate enormous heat, and demand network speeds that would have seemed like science fiction a decade ago. AI systems like ChatGPT and ...

Three immigration chiefs appeared before a House committee to defend the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. ICE chief Todd Lyons said his agents plan to "execute their mission with ...

Scientists have used CRISPR to give the goldenberry a modern makeover, shrinking the plant by about a third and making it easier to farm. Goldenberries are tasty and nutritious but notoriously unruly, ...

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 ...

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.

Investment management company First Pacific Advisors recently released its “FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In ...

As head of the federal agency that fights workplace discrimination, Andrea Lucas has said two men in particular have shaped her sense of mission. One is her father, an industrial salesman who she has ...

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 ...

A study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) suggests that organisations that lead in technology development are gaining a first-mover advantage when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and using ...