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.

Fortnite keeps evolving, and Epic Games just announced a major update that could change the way players experience the battle royale. A new tool will let users create their own AI-driven ...

Vince Munoz, a member of Lawrence Tenants, meets with Douglas County commissioners during a work session on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Advocates on Wednesday urged Douglas County commissioners to ...

A hacker has exploited a leading artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct the most comprehensive and lucrative AI cybercriminal operation known to date, using it to do everything from find targets ...

Biology and quantum physics often seem like they belong to separate worlds. Living cells function in warm, noisy environments, full of constant motion, while quantum technologies usually need ...

FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - 200 men and women in uniform are taking part in a U.S. Army trial program called FEED. “The program allows the soldiers, the meal card holders, to utilize their meal ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Members of the Orlando City Council gave the go-ahead to fund a project that would help house the city's homeless. The new program is called 407 Connect and is expected to transform ...

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot ...

A recent report has shown that some AI chatbots, which users have created with Meta's AI Studio, allegedly impersonate and sexually objectify celebrities without their consent. Meta users can AI ...

Over a few months of increasingly heavy engagement, ChatGPT allegedly went from a teen's go-to homework help tool to a "suicide coach." In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, mourning parents Matt and Maria ...

The introduction of Veo 3 video generation in Google Gemini was a game-changer. While the feature was initially limited to subscribers of the Google AI Ultra plan, it was introduced to the $20/month ...

A Belgian man spent six weeks chatting with an AI companion called Eliza before dying by suicide. Chat logs showed the AI telling him, "We will live together, as one person, in paradise," and "I feel ...