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 Tested Alexa+ for Months. These 7 Features Changed How I Use My Echo Alexa+ is out of early access and available to all Prime members for free. I used Amazon's enhanced AI in early access and found ...

The productivity app formerly known as Microsoft Project is now part of Microsoft Planner, an app recently redesigned to help anyone who is looking to organize their day, tasks, and projects. It ...

Every entrepreneur wants to master the art of the upsell. Convincing existing customers to upgrade and buy more expensive versions of a service they already use or stock up and buy more of the ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

Times have been tough lately — and when I say "lately," I mean roughly the past 35 years — for me and my fellow Jeffreys of the world. From the early 1990s infamy of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to ...

Construction on the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel Project remained paused Monday morning despite a federal judge temporarily blocking the freezing of funds by the Trump administration. A temporary ...

PHOENIX — The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted Thursday to officially change the name of a prominent Phoenix mountain to Piestewa Peak to honor the first American Indian woman to die in combat ...

OpenClaw's rapid rise highlights growing interest in AI agents beyond chatbots. Its open-source design has accelerated adoption from Silicon Valley to China. Moltbook adds to OpenClaw’s buzz by giving ...

The Safeguard America Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) was passed (218-213) in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, leaving it just one step short of being made into law. With the bill on ...

President reportedly wanted Dulles airport and Penn Station to be renamed after him in exchange for funding A federal judge has reversed a freeze put on funds by Donald Trump for $16bn in enhanced ...