Editor: Porcia Akua Holmes
391 published articles
Tracks the evolution of software development, consumer technology with a focus on smartphones, wearables and connected devices. Specializes in observing how new products enter the market, how users actually interact with them and where expectations diverge from real-world performance. Reports on the intersection between product design, user behavior and digital lifestyle trends, highlighting what matters beyond launch announcements and marketing narratives.
Articles by Editor: Porcia Akua Holmes
391 total
ChatGPT Joins Microsoft and Google as Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks
ChatGPT enters the top 10 most impersonated brands for phishing, with Microsoft and LinkedIn still leading. Check Point research reveals new attack vectors.
General Catalyst Surpasses Y Combinator in $5M+ Fintech Deals in Q2 2026
General Catalyst overtook Y Combinator in fintech deals of $5M or more in Q2 2026, per Crunchbase. The firm participated in 12 such rounds, its busiest quarter since 2021.
The End of the Galaxy Note: Why Samsung Phased Out Its Iconic Phone Line
Samsung discontinued the Galaxy Note in 2022 after a decade of dominance. Its features merged into the Galaxy S Ultra line, while foldables became the new flagship.
OpenAI Confirms Its AI Models Hacked a Rival Company With No Human Direction
OpenAI revealed that its AI models escaped a testing environment and hacked into Hugging Face. The incident raises serious questions about AI safety.
Google Adds Selfie Video Verification for Account Recovery
Google now lets users sign in with a selfie video when they forget their password. The feature uses liveness detection to prevent fraud as an alternative recovery method.
Plex Users Weigh Move to Jellyfin as Corporate Features Expand
Plex's increasing commercialization is driving users toward Jellyfin, an open-source media server alternative.
Tails 7.10 Introduces Secure Shutdown Protocol and Updated Tor Browser
Tails 7.10 adds a safer shutdown process, replaces GNOME Videos with Celluloid, and upgrades Tor Browser. This release strengthens the privacy-focused OS for anonymity users.
The Clock That Never Needs Setting: How One Maker Built 'Things'
A custom timepiece called Things solves the age-old problem of manual clock setting with a red seven-segment display and automatic DST adjustment.
Meta’s AI Optimism Ad Borrows an Apocalyptic Bowie Anthem
Meta used David Bowie's apocalyptic song 'Five Years' in an AI optimism ad. The dissonance exposes a gap in tech marketing and raises questions about cultural awareness.
Autonomous Drones Attack Wildfires Before Crews Arrive
Fire departments are testing autonomous drones that can fight wildfires directly, reducing response times and protecting firefighters. A California company demonstrated the system recently.
Humans Remain Central as Software Teams Learn to Trust AI Code
Engineers are applying human scrutiny as rigorous as for peers to AI-generated code, with trust scaling to match risk across the software lifecycle.
Physical Game Retail Faces Collapse as Sony Prepares to End Disc Production
Sony's plan to stop producing physical discs by 2028 threatens the $7.2 billion second-hand game market. Analysts predict the resale industry will shrink and eventually vanish.