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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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Consumer Tech

Holiday TV Deals: How to Spot Fake Discounts and Save
Holiday TV Deals: How to Spot Fake Discounts and Save

The ‘50% Off’ Illusion: How Discounts Are Framed to Mislead That “50% off” tag hanging over a 75-inch…

Jul 4, 2026  ·  9 min read

Gadgets & Reviews

How Oura Ring 5 Turns Health Data Into Daily Action
How Oura Ring 5 Turns Health Data Into Daily Action

The Two Upgrades That Actually Change Daily Behavior Oura made a deliberate choice with the Ring 5: sharpen…

Jul 4, 2026  ·  8 min read

Cybersecurity

Are Residential Proxies a Threat to Internet Trust?
Are Residential Proxies a Threat to Internet Trust?

What Residential Proxies Actually Are (And Why They’re Different From VPNs) Residential proxies are not VPNs, and the…

Jul 4, 2026  ·  10 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Qwen 2.5 27B: Best Local AI Model for Developers?
Qwen 2.5 27B: Best Local AI Model for Developers?

The long history of local AI disappointment — and why this time feels different Every few months for…

Jul 3, 2026  ·  10 min read

Gadgets & Reviews

iPhone Battery Replacement: Is It Worth It Before Upgrading?
iPhone Battery Replacement: Is It Worth It Before Upgrading?

The upgrade trap: why we buy new phones when we don’t need to Every September, Apple announces a…

Jul 3, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Claude Science for Drug Discovery: What Researchers Should Know
Claude Science for Drug Discovery: What Researchers Should Know

From coding assistant to research partner: what Claude Science actually is Anthropic built Claude Science on the same…

Jul 3, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

How AI Agent Runtimes Replace Bloated GUI Dev Tools
How AI Agent Runtimes Replace Bloated GUI Dev Tools

The Problem Nobody Is Talking About: Agent Sprawl Developers are quietly accumulating an agent problem. A single engineer…

Jul 2, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Why Every Major AI Lab Chose Zurich for European R&D
Why Every Major AI Lab Chose Zurich for European R&D

The roster that shouldn’t exist outside California Apple. Anthropic. Disney Research. Google. Meta. Microsoft. NVIDIA. OpenAI. Read that…

Jul 2, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Is Tesla FSD Safe? Why Regulators Are Finally Acting
Is Tesla FSD Safe? Why Regulators Are Finally Acting

The Scrutiny Is Growing — And That’s the Real Story This isn’t a single bad week for Tesla.…

Jul 2, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

CuPy: The Fastest Way to Run NumPy Code on a GPU
CuPy: The Fastest Way to Run NumPy Code on a GPU

The GPU skills gap that nobody talks about GPU computing has moved from niche infrastructure to table stakes…

Jul 1, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Data Center Opposition Is Now a Real Electoral Force
Data Center Opposition Is Now a Real Electoral Force

From Zoning Boards to the Ballot Box: How Data Center Opposition Went Political What started as angry residents…

Jul 1, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

How video-use lets Claude Code edit footage by prompt
How video-use lets Claude Code edit footage by prompt

What video-use actually is (and isn’t) Video-use is not an app you download and click through. It is…

Jul 1, 2026  ·  8 min read