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.

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have uncovered a new way to manipulate unusual magnetic states by exploiting “frustration” inside a crystal’s atomic structure. The team discovered a rare system where ...

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Cyber Command and the National Security Agency in a dual-hatted capacity, giving the signals intelligence and hacking titans their first ...

— The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has stalled shipments of fertilizer from the Middle East, causing prices to surge at the start of spring planting season. — Deputy Ag Secretary Stephen Vaden said ...

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...

Neutral-atom arrays are a rapidly emerging platform to create quantum computers. In a foundational study led by graduate students Aaron Holman and Yuan Xu from the Will and Yu labs, respectively, the ...

New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela. By Edward Wong Tyler Pager Charlie Savage Julian E.

PCWorld outlines essential mouse optimization techniques that can significantly improve gaming performance and accuracy in competitive PC games. Key adjustments include setting polling rates to ...

The new Army counterintelligence special agent badge is worn by a newly credentialed enlisted soldier at a badge and credentials ceremony, McGill Training Center, Fort Meade, Maryland. (Adam Lowe/Army ...

After the launch of ChatGPT, AI has brought a monumental change in how we perceive computing. You can now train your AI chatbot with your own data and develop apps with natural language. Developers ...

Courtesy: Dina Lydia via Unsplash. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched an initiative to speed up the development of large-scale power transmission and generation projects as AI exerts ...