Editor: Porcia Akua Holmes
742 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
742 total
Study Finds Framing AI Agents as Employees Undermines Human Performance
Boston University research shows treating AI agents as coworkers reduces human error detection by 18% and shifts accountability, challenging Silicon Valley's push for digital colleagues.
Children Ask Parents: Do You Love Your Phone More Than Me? Study Finds Widespread Concern
A new study reveals many children feel parents prioritize smartphones over them, raising concerns about tech's impact on family bonds.
New Algorithm Introduces Common Prefix Skipping for Faster Adaptive Sorting
A recent development in sorting algorithms uses common prefix skipping to accelerate adaptive sorting, promising efficiency gains for real-world data.
Damaged Earth Catalog Ignites Hacker News Discussion on Environmental Tracking
A new project called Damaged Earth Catalog catalogs environmental damage. The Hacker News community is debating its approach and potential impact.
Google Introduces AI Transparency Labels for Ads on Search and YouTube
Google adds AI disclosure labels to ads on Search, Discover and YouTube. The label appears in My Ad Center and is automatic for Google's own AI tools but manual for third-party tools.
Aussie Government Bricks Thousands of Routers After Broadband Program Ends
The ACCC ordered volunteers to discard thousands of functioning SamKnows routers after the Measuring Broadband Australia program concluded, raising concerns about e-waste and program planning.
Z.ai Launches ZCode as New AI Coding Tool Challenger
Z.ai unveils ZCode, a free agentic development environment powered by GLM-5.2, directly competing with Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot in the $10 billion AI coding market.
AI Recruiting Startup Mercor Nears $20 Billion Valuation in New Funding Talks
Mercor is in talks for a $20 billion valuation, doubling its October price. The AI recruiting platform's surge reflects investor appetite for HR tech.
Chinese Memory Maker Longsys Sees 60,000% Profit Surge on AI Chip Demand
Longsys, parent of Lexar, forecasts up to $1.62B profit for 1H26, a 73,636% jump from $2.2M, driven by AI demand for memory chips.
New York Bans Smart Glasses in Courtrooms in First-of-Its-Kind Law
New York becomes first state to ban smart glasses in courtrooms. The order covers all recording eyewear, including prescription lenses, and applies to everyone inside.
New Hack 'HalluSquatting' Exploits AI Hallucinations for Malicious Code Execution
HalluSquatting exploits LLM hallucinations to trick AI agents into running malicious code from fake GitHub repositories, with success rates up to 100%.
Brown University Data Reveals Scale of AI Cheating in College Exams
A Brown University economist compared exam scores to document widespread generative AI cheating. The data provides one of the clearest measures of AI's academic impact.