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.

Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 ...

able high in the upper 40s. Tonight Clouds will increase across the New York City area tonight as a warm front approaches. Winds from the southeast will slowly strengthen and temperatures will ...

NASA lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter in early December and has been unable to reconnect with the vehicle. NASA plans to resume efforts to hail the spacecraft now that the solar conjunction ...

The launch is accompanied by Maven's inaugural Clinical Impact Report, which examines how virtual care improves outcomes for underserved women and families In the years following the pandemic, virtual ...

After a week that featured above-normal temperatures in New York City, Friday will feel cooler and more typical for this time of year. Heading into the weekend, NYC will see more typical early-spring ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. AI is not an infallible search engine, but ...