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.

AI-powered web browsers are being hailed as the future of internet browsing, yet I haven't found one I actually want to use—or would be willing to pay for—until some fundamental issues are addressed.

Google today officially detailed the new Fi Web Calls & Messages that started rolling out yesterday. The MVNO acknowledges that there are a “few changes to how things work under the hood.” Compared to ...

Shiri Melumad does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

About a month ago, I gave a tech demo to a bunch of freshman students on how to create a custom skill in an AI browser and automate the research work on assignments. Instead of bogging them down with ...

The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat. OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users surf the web using natural language, and even ...

What if your browser didn’t just help you search, but actively worked alongside you, summarizing articles, drafting emails, or even automating repetitive tasks? Enter ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s ambitious ...

The new browser, called Atlas, is designed to work closely with OpenAI products like ChatGPT. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled a free web browser that is designed ...

Google is now letting developers preview the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model behind Project Mariner and agentic features in AI Mode. This “specialized model” can interact with graphical user interfaces, ...

Claude’s web agent needs more cooking, but it does put some thoughtful protections in place for your data right now. Here’s my advice for getting started with it. I’ve been writing about consumer ...

Need more villagers for your survival world? In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build an easy villager breeder farm in Minecraft 1.21+, fully working in both Java and Bedrock Edition. This design ...