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.

A couple of years ago, Audi cooked up a grand plan where gas and diesel cars would wear odd numbers and EVs would get even ones. But the automaker now admits that wasn’t such a genius moment after all ...

Audi announced rolling changes for the Q5 and A5 a few months back, and those much-needed models are finally coming to the American market. Yes, that early. The A5 and Q5 just had their first full ...

While over the air (OTA) updates have improved the ownership experience for most people, there are still limitations in just what you can upgrade or improve between model years. Unfortunately, this ...

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

Over 300,000 new types of ransomware and other malicious software are discovered daily, according to the IT security research institute AV-TEST. Computer viruses can slow your devices, create a slew ...

This is a nicely thought out and designed machine. Assembly and setup was quick and easy - the assembly portion took less than 30 minutes and I didn’t even know what I was doing! The interface with ...

Redmi has teamed up with Airtel once again to launch a new “exclusive” version of its budget-friendly smartphone. The company has officially launched the Redmi A5 Airtel Exclusive Edition in India ...

Randy Barrett is a freelance writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. A large part of his portfolio career includes teaching banjo and fiddle as well as performing professionally. The Pentagon is ...

Encryption secures information by translating it into computer code that’s unreadable to those who don’t have the means to access the information. These means of access can include passwords, ...