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.

Those incapable of drawing, or anyone who wants an accurate cartoonish portrait of themselves, are in luck, as OpenAI's ChatGPT can turn you into a caricature. With artificial intelligence becoming ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vibecoding — using verbal prompts and AI to write code — is gunning for software giants. Shares in SAP, briefly ...

The Great Software Stock Rout of 2026 may be just the beginning, Goldman Sachs warned. And one should look no further than how the rise of the internet in the early 2000s hammered the newspaper ...

You can talk to the chatbot like it's a friendly acquaintance, and it'll help you get a lot done. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and ...

Anthropic just launched a new AI tool that could replace dozens of software tools. And Wall Street is panicked. Claude Cowork is meant to be like an AI colleague, with the ability to read files, ...

At WSJ Invest Live, Jon Gray shared optimism for the health of the private-credit market and discussed Blackstone’s investment strategy in AI infrastructure. Investors’ fears that new developments in ...

France will replace the American platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestically developed video conferencing platform, which will be used in all government departments by 2027, the ...

Since the launch of the Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced the Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee, Letter ...