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.

FORT BENNING, Ga. — An instructor moved a tiny drone upside down then rapidly back and forth by hand as Army Sgt. 1st Class William Benz peered through his goggles to see what the drone could see. “It ...

A bill in Olympia aims to restrict cell phone use during class time in Washington schools. Democratic State Sen. Marko Liias is sponsoring SB 5346. “Student device use and student device access is ...

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Senate approved Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141, aiming to limit student cell phone use during instructional time in schools. After months of negotiations, lawmakers ...

There are some people who just happen to find the right words at the right time and come across as being very polite and charming. On the surface, there words can seem harmless and even appear ...

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 University of Delaware English professor, Matt Kinservik, integrated AI into the classroom by having students generate an essay with a chatbot. In one session, students gathered to share the ...

A lawsuit from users alleges that the streaming giant falsely represents that playlists and recommendations are tailored to listeners when they're actually subject to influence from major labels. By ...

Cheating just got a lot easier with AI agents. Cheating just got a lot easier with AI agents. is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers ...

To use artificial intelligence, or not to use AI? That is the question that all students and their educators face in today’s age. While people have been endlessly arguing the pros and cons of ...