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Jordan Blake

Jordan Blake reports on cybersecurity, startups, and the business of technology for Newzlet. 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: Cybersecurity, startups & business, crypto & fintech

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Startups & Business

How Private Equity Ownership Gutted Chicago’s Fire Safety
How Private Equity Ownership Gutted Chicago’s Fire Safety

The Night Tower Ladder 14 Failed: A Case Study in Systemic Risk At 11:47 p.m. on June 26,…

May 29, 2026  ·  10 min read

Startups & Business

SolarSquare’s $60M Round Bets on India’s Rooftop Solar Boom
SolarSquare’s $60M Round Bets on India’s Rooftop Solar Boom

The Deal: What SolarSquare Is Actually Raising and Why the Numbers Matter SolarSquare is in advanced talks to…

May 28, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Zorin OS Lets Your Old PC Mimic Windows 10 After EOL
Zorin OS Lets Your Old PC Mimic Windows 10 After EOL

The Windows 10 exodus is real — and Zorin OS is the surprise beneficiary Windows 10 reaches end…

May 28, 2026  ·  8 min read

Cybersecurity

Your Phone Has Built-In Spyware Shields—Here’s How to Use Them
Your Phone Has Built-In Spyware Shields—Here’s How to Use Them

Spyware attacks are no longer fringe events — they’re hitting people near you Commercial spyware has moved out…

May 27, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Battery Mowers Are Winning Memorial Day Sales in 2025
Battery Mowers Are Winning Memorial Day Sales in 2025

The Gas-to-Battery Tipping Point in Lawn Care Memorial Day 2025 deal listings from major retailers show a clear…

May 27, 2026  ·  8 min read

Consumer Tech

Memorial Day Smart Home Deals: Build Smarter for Less
Memorial Day Smart Home Deals: Build Smarter for Less

The Real Reason Memorial Day Matters for Smart Home Shoppers Memorial Day has quietly become one of the…

May 27, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

NTSB Shut Its Docket to Stop AI Cloning Dead Pilots’ Voices
NTSB Shut Its Docket to Stop AI Cloning Dead Pilots’ Voices

What Actually Happened: The NTSB Docket Shutdown The National Transportation Safety Board shut down its entire public docket…

May 26, 2026  ·  8 min read

Consumer Tech

Jira Is Turing-Complete — Here’s Why Teams Should Worry
Jira Is Turing-Complete — Here’s Why Teams Should Worry

The proof is real — and it’s not just theoretical hand-waving For years, engineers swapped the claim that…

May 26, 2026  ·  9 min read

Cybersecurity

Project Glasswing Found 10,000 Bugs in a Month—Here’s Why That Matters
Project Glasswing Found 10,000 Bugs in a Month—Here’s Why That Matters

What Project Glasswing Actually Is — And Why the Name Matters Anthropic launched Project Glasswing last month as…

May 25, 2026  ·  9 min read

Gadgets & Reviews

Smart Home Ambiance Tech Has Become Genuinely Practical
Smart Home Ambiance Tech Has Become Genuinely Practical

Ambiance Tech Is No Longer a Luxury Add-On Smart home ambiance tech spent years being dismissed as a…

May 25, 2026  ·  9 min read

Startups & Business

How VCs Enable AI Startups to Fake ARR Metrics
How VCs Enable AI Startups to Fake ARR Metrics

The accusation that cracked the silence Scott Stevenson, co-founder and CEO of the legal AI startup Spellbook, posted…

May 25, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Android Auto’s AI Upgrade Skips Millions of Older Cars
Android Auto’s AI Upgrade Skips Millions of Older Cars

What Google Actually Showed: The Demo Experience At Google I/O, journalists got hands-on time with the next generation…

May 24, 2026  ·  9 min read