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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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Cybersecurity

How Tailscale Replaces Your VPN Without a Sysadmin
How Tailscale Replaces Your VPN Without a Sysadmin

The Problem Tailscale Is Actually Solving Traditional VPNs were engineered for a specific reality: workers in a fixed…

Jul 16, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Why School Trip Apps Replace Webpages (And How to Fight Back)
Why School Trip Apps Replace Webpages (And How to Fight Back)

The App That Shouldn’t Exist Travelbound is a mobile app that exists for one purpose: delivering a school…

Jul 16, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

ChatGPT Desktop App Features Cut for Enterprise Users
ChatGPT Desktop App Features Cut for Enterprise Users

What OpenAI Added — and What It Quietly Took Away OpenAI’s spring 2025 product push had a clean…

Jul 15, 2026  ·  9 min read

Startups & Business

Vivo-Dixon JV: Can India Really Cut Its China Manufacturing Ties?
Vivo-Dixon JV: Can India Really Cut Its China Manufacturing Ties?

The Deal Itself: What Was Actually Approved India’s government approved a joint venture between Chinese smartphone maker Vivo…

Jul 15, 2026  ·  9 min read

Startups & Business

How Uber’s AV Strategy Affects Drivers and Riders
How Uber’s AV Strategy Affects Drivers and Riders

From Existential Threat to Strategic Pivot: How Uber Changed Its AV Tune Travis Kalanick didn’t mince words about…

Jul 15, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Windows 10 End of Life: Should You Switch to Linux?
Windows 10 End of Life: Should You Switch to Linux?

The Microsoft pressure cooker: why now is different for Linux adoption Microsoft announced in 2023 that Windows 10…

Jul 14, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Too Many AI Models: How to Choose the Right Tool
Too Many AI Models: How to Choose the Right Tool

The Release Treadmill: Why AI Labs Can’t Stop Shipping AI labs are shipping new models on a cadence…

Jul 14, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Vint Cerf Retires: What Happened to the Open Internet
Vint Cerf Retires: What Happened to the Open Internet

The end of an era: what ‘chief internet evangelist’ actually meant Vinton Cerf, 83, is stepping down from…

Jul 14, 2026  ·  8 min read

Consumer Tech

Netflix Live TV Channels: What 24/7 Streaming Means
Netflix Live TV Channels: What 24/7 Streaming Means

What Netflix Is Actually Considering Netflix is exploring a significant departure from its core model. According to The…

Jul 14, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

How AI Scraper Bots Are Destroying Small Publisher Sites
How AI Scraper Bots Are Destroying Small Publisher Sites

The scale is staggering — and deliberately designed to be invisible A single scraper campaign can originate from…

Jul 13, 2026  ·  10 min read

AI & Machine Learning

OpenAI’s Family AI Push: Who It’s Really Built For
OpenAI’s Family AI Push: Who It’s Really Built For

The Hire That Reveals a Strategy OpenAI posted a job listing for a San Francisco-based product manager whose…

Jul 13, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Microsoft Emissions Rose 25% as AI Data Centers Expanded
Microsoft Emissions Rose 25% as AI Data Centers Expanded

The Numbers Don’t Lie: A 25 Percent Surge in One Year Microsoft did not wait for a whistleblower…

Jul 13, 2026  ·  8 min read