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.

My friend recently attended a funeral, and midway through the eulogy, he became convinced that it had been written by AI. There was the telltale proliferation of abstract nouns, a surfeit of ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A Palm Springs boy made an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show today! Six-year-old Luka Jimenez went on the show after going viral on TikTok for giving hair tutorials.

PCWorld reports that hackers are increasingly using browser-in-the-browser (BITB) attacks to steal Facebook login credentials through sophisticated fake browser windows. Facebook’s large and diverse ...

Meta is rolling out a refreshed Facebook experience with a cleaner feed, simplified navigation, and a more immersive, grid-based layout. The update aims to help users find relevant content more easily ...

Far from a relic, Facebook remains a fixture for more than 70% of Americans. Far from a relic, Facebook remains a fixture for more than 70% of Americans. is a London-based reporter at The Verge ...

What Happened: Everyone keeps saying Facebook is dead, but the numbers say otherwise. Why Is This Important: This flips the script on the whole “Facebook is for boomers” narrative. Sure, kids love ...

A hot potato: In 2020, Meta launched an internal research effort called Project Mercury to examine the psychological effects of Facebook use. Working with market research firm Nielsen, the company ran ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Meta is adding a new AI-based collage and photo editing tool to Facebook, and it's rolling out starting today. The opt-in feature scans your camera roll for your best photos and videos, uploads those ...

Facebook has introduced an AI feature that scans private camera rolls to suggest photo edits and collages. While the suggestions are private, the key clause is that Meta will use the user’s unshared ...