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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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