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Alex Mercer

Alex Mercer writes about artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the tools reshaping how software gets built. Articles under this byline are produced by Newzlet's AI-assisted editorial process and checked against our published editorial standards; see our AI Disclosure for how the newsroom works.

Areas of focus: AI & machine learning, developer tools, emerging tech

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AI & Machine Learning

Persistent Memory Is What AI Coding Agents Still Lack
Persistent Memory Is What AI Coding Agents Still Lack

The Amnesia Problem: Why Today’s AI Coding Agents Keep Starting From Zero Every session with GitHub Copilot, Cursor,…

May 21, 2026  ·  8 min read

Cybersecurity

Meta’s Ray-Bans Are Now a Military Targeting Interface
Meta’s Ray-Bans Are Now a Military Targeting Interface

The Partnership Nobody Saw Coming: How Meta’s Ray-Bans Ended Up on the Battlefield Roughly a year ago, Anduril…

May 21, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

ViMax Turns AI Video Into a Full Production Pipeline
ViMax Turns AI Video Into a Full Production Pipeline

The Three Walls Every AI Video Tool Keeps Hitting The current generation of AI video tools shares three…

May 21, 2026  ·  8 min read

Cybersecurity

AI Cyberattacks Move Faster Than Human Defenses Can React
AI Cyberattacks Move Faster Than Human Defenses Can React

The New Timeline: How AI Collapsed the Window Between Vulnerability and Exploit Attackers using AI-powered scanning tools now…

May 21, 2026  ·  9 min read

Crypto & Fintech

Hana Bank’s Dunamu Stake Reshapes Korea’s Bank-Crypto Rules
Hana Bank’s Dunamu Stake Reshapes Korea’s Bank-Crypto Rules

The Deal Itself: What Hana Bank Is Actually Buying Hana Bank is acquiring a stake in Dunamu, the…

May 21, 2026  ·  9 min read

Cybersecurity

Project Glasswing Shows AI Vulnerability Hunting Cuts Both Ways
Project Glasswing Shows AI Vulnerability Hunting Cuts Both Ways

What Project Glasswing actually is — and why it’s different from previous security AI trials Project Glasswing is…

May 20, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

12 Factor Agents: The Framework That Makes AI Reliable
12 Factor Agents: The Framework That Makes AI Reliable

The AI Agent Reliability Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About The AI agent demo problem is hiding in…

May 20, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

CloakBrowser Beats Bot Detection by Patching C++ Itself
CloakBrowser Beats Bot Detection by Patching C++ Itself

The Old Playbook Is Dead: Why JS Patches and Config Tweaks Always Lose For years, the standard toolkit…

May 20, 2026  ·  10 min read

Cybersecurity

AI Outpaces Cybersecurity Teams: The Strategy Gap
AI Outpaces Cybersecurity Teams: The Strategy Gap

The Spark: How Mythos and GPT-5.5 Changed the Threat Calculus Overnight When Anthropic released Mythos and OpenAI shipped…

May 20, 2026  ·  7 min read

Gadgets & Reviews

Samsung vs. Motorola: Which Phone Fits Your Lifestyle
Samsung vs. Motorola: Which Phone Fits Your Lifestyle

The False Premise: There Is No ‘Better’ Brand Most tech articles about Samsung versus Motorola end the same…

May 20, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

CLI-Anything Rebuilds Software Interfaces for AI Agents
CLI-Anything Rebuilds Software Interfaces for AI Agents

The Interface Problem Nobody Is Talking About Every piece of software you use was designed for a human…

May 20, 2026  ·  9 min read

Cybersecurity

AES-128 Is Still Quantum-Safe: Why AES-256 Upgrades Are Overkill
AES-128 Is Still Quantum-Safe: Why AES-256 Upgrades Are Overkill

The myth that won’t die: Why everyone thinks AES-128 is quantum-vulnerable A persistent piece of cryptographic folk wisdom…

May 19, 2026  ·  9 min read