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.

GPT-5.3-Codex helped debug and deploy parts of itself. Codex can be steered mid-task without losing context. "Underspecified" prompts now produce richer, more usable results. OpenAI today announced ...

Using Somatic Experiencing, I'll guide you to recognize and regulate your nervous system responses. Are you feeling overwhelmed by past traumas that seem to control your present? Do you find yourself ...