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
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
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?
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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