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.

Listen and subscribe to Decoding Retirement on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. As Medicare's open enrollment period begins, millions of Americans face the ...

Most American bakers probably have white, brown, and powdered sugar in their pantries. But if you follow a non-American recipe, you might be asked to use another type: caster sugar. Caster sugar is ...

Ah, good old Rufus. Where would we be without you? Well, it seems the answer is a world with far fewer Windows 11 machines. October 14 is the last day Windows 10 users will get critical support from ...

Copilot is a personal assistant (similar to Cortana) that uses AI to understand your query using natural language and produce an answer or action. However, unlike other AI features on Windows 11, this ...

Google's AI image tool, Nano Banana, is now integrated into Google Search and NotebookLM, expanding its reach beyond the Gemini app. Users can now transform photos with AI via Lens's new Create mode, ...

When you're preparing your meals in the kitchen, you are probably focused on using the right spices and seasonings. But did you know microplastics are also leaking into your food? microplastics are ...

Medics have found themselves fighting their own war in Battlefield 6 as desperate players take to using the repair tool to leave messages begging for revives. EA and Battlefield Studios opened the ...

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Threat actors have started to use the Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool in attacks that deploy LockBit and Babuk ransomware. Cisco Talos researchers assess with medium ...

My Windows 11 laptop is mostly stable, but it occasionally encounters problems when I install new hardware or apps with compatibility issues. It can also become slow when running too many apps ...