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.

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Brendan Foody, co-founder and CEO of Mercor, an AI recruiting platform, says the artificial intelligence revolution will bring both enormous productivity benefits and significant workforce ...

A new year has a funny way of making investors feel both optimistic and anxious. Optimistic because the calendar resets; anxious because they may "take stock" of what they need to do better. That's ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is making a massive bet on cutting-edge technology to modernize its fleet, pumping $448 million into AI and autonomous systems to supercharge shipbuilding efforts. “Ship OS” uses ...

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The Trump administration is considering limiting exports of products using American software to China, such as laptops and jet engines: Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed to CNBC ...

There's a reason to think twice before you post a picture of your child online now that artificial intelligence, or AI, is making it all too easy to transform that photo into something very disturbing ...

Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The ...

Demand for AI chips is booming—and so is the need for software to run them. Chris Lattner’s startup Modular just raised $250 million to build the best developer tools for AI hardware. Lattner’s answer ...