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.

Private REITs offer high dividends but are limited to accredited investors and lack liquidity. Investing in private REITs carries risks of lower transparency and potential conflict of interest.

Stablecoins are a class of cryptocurrencies that attempt to offer investors price stability either by being backed by specific assets or using algorithms to adjust their supply based on demand. The ...

This repository contains a curated set of hands-on PySpark tutorials designed to help data engineers, data scientists, and analysts get comfortable with PySpark through bite-sized, practical tutorials ...

Abstract: Dubbed “the successor to the mobile Internet,” the concept of the Metaverse has grown in popularity. While there exist lite versions of the Metaverse today, they are still far from realizing ...

A modern digital workspace showcasing the concept of transcribing audio to text. The scene features a sleek computer screen displaying a document. PHOTO: DALLE/AI ...