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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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Startups & Business

GameStop’s $55.5B eBay Bid Is a Meme-Stock Power Move
GameStop’s $55.5B eBay Bid Is a Meme-Stock Power Move

The Bid That Doesn’t Add Up GameStop submitted an unsolicited offer of $55.5 billion to acquire eBay —…

May 19, 2026  ·  7 min read

Consumer Tech

Orphaned Oil Wells Could Become Geothermal Plants—If Anyone Acts
Orphaned Oil Wells Could Become Geothermal Plants—If Anyone Acts

The Abandoned Well Crisis Nobody Talks About Millions of inactive oil and gas wells are scattered across the…

May 19, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

The OpenAI Trial Reveals a Deeper AI Leadership Crisis
The OpenAI Trial Reveals a Deeper AI Leadership Crisis

The Trial in Plain English: What’s Actually Being Decided Closing arguments are done. The jury is now deciding…

May 19, 2026  ·  9 min read

Startups & Business

Cisco’s Record Revenue and 4,000 Layoffs Redefine Success
Cisco’s Record Revenue and 4,000 Layoffs Redefine Success

The Numbers Don’t Lie — But They Don’t Tell the Whole Truth Either Cisco reported record revenue and…

May 18, 2026  ·  7 min read

Cybersecurity

Mozilla Mythos AI Security Claims: What the Fine Print Reveals
Mozilla Mythos AI Security Claims: What the Fine Print Reveals

The Hype Problem Mozilla Is Trying to Escape Mozilla’s own CTO handed critics their ammunition last month. The…

May 18, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Together Mode Failed Because Remote Work Isn’t a Vibe Problem
Together Mode Failed Because Remote Work Isn’t a Vibe Problem

What Together Mode Actually Was — And Why It Felt Weird Microsoft built Together Mode on a straightforward…

May 18, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

ChatGPT’s Finance Tools: What OpenAI Isn’t Telling You
ChatGPT’s Finance Tools: What OpenAI Isn’t Telling You

What OpenAI Actually Launched — And Who Can Use It OpenAI launched its personal finance tools on a…

May 18, 2026  ·  8 min read

Cybersecurity

Governments Push Data Privacy Laws While Expanding Surveillance
Governments Push Data Privacy Laws While Expanding Surveillance

The surge of government activity on citizen data protection — what’s actually happening Governments are moving fast on…

May 18, 2026  ·  7 min read

Consumer Tech

CUDA Programming Is Now a Core Skill for Developers
CUDA Programming Is Now a Core Skill for Developers

From Niche to Necessary: How CUDA Went Mainstream For most of the 2010s, CUDA programming books were a…

May 18, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Anthropic’s ‘AI Evangelist’ Is Just a Sales Rep
Anthropic’s ‘AI Evangelist’ Is Just a Sales Rep

What the job actually is — and what it isn’t Anthropic posted a listing for an “Applied AI…

May 18, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Bitwise’s Crypto Pitch to Laid-Off Tech Workers: Who Wins?
Bitwise’s Crypto Pitch to Laid-Off Tech Workers: Who Wins?

The Pitch: Crypto as the ‘Pre-Mainstream OpenAI Moment’ Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley is targeting a specific audience: tech…

May 17, 2026  ·  7 min read

AI & Machine Learning

CU Boulder’s Unicorn Streak Masks a Hard Truth About Deep Tech
CU Boulder’s Unicorn Streak Masks a Hard Truth About Deep Tech

The Milestone: Forge Nano Joins an Exclusive Club Forge Nano, an advanced materials company spun out of the…

May 17, 2026  ·  8 min read