Identity theft and account takeovers aren't theoretical risks anymore. In 2025 alone, roughly 429 million social media accounts were compromised globally, and ...
Google Censorship: What They Filter and What They Don’t
In January 2011, we first reported on something that seemed small but carried enormous implications: Google was quietly removing torrent-related keywords from ...
Facebook’s Like Button Bait and Switch: A History of Meta’s Dark Patterns
On a quiet Oscar Sunday in February 2011, Facebook pulled off one of the most calculated product changes in social media history. Without warning, without a ...
Russia’s Government Transition to Open-Source Linux: From Putin’s 2010 Order to 2026
In late December 2010, then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a 17-page document titled "Transition Plan of the Federal Authorities and Federal Budgetary ...
The Evolution of Windows App Packaging: From AppX to MSIX
In April 2011, the first leaked details about a new application packaging format for Windows 8 surfaced online. It was called AppX, and the tech press treated ...
Meta’s Acquisition Strategy: What Facebook Bought and What It Missed
In April 2012, a writer on this very site posed a question that seemed perfectly reasonable at the time: should Facebook buy Foursquare? Facebook had just ...
The Biggest Social Media and Tech Outages in History: Causes, Impact, and Lessons
In September 2010, Facebook went down for two and a half hours. The tech press treated it as a punchline. The cause? An automated error-correction system ...
Viral Customer Service Moments That Built Brand Loyalty in the Social Media Age
In October 2011, a Reddit user named zambuka42 posted a screenshot of an Amazon customer service chat. The details were ordinary: a package shipped to his ...
State-Sponsored Cyber Warfare Units and the Global Threat Landscape
In May 2011, the Chinese government publicly acknowledged what cybersecurity researchers had suspected for years: a dedicated military hacking unit existed ...
How Artists Become Famous Using the Internet
The music industry has undergone a seismic transformation over the past two decades. Where aspiring artists once needed record label connections, radio play, ...
AI in Healthcare: From IBM Watson to Modern Medical AI
In September 2011, IBM announced that its Jeopardy-winning supercomputer Watson would partner with WellPoint to revolutionize healthcare decision-making. The ...
Most Popular TVs on Amazon in 2026: 5 Top Picks
The TV market moves fast. What was cutting-edge two years ago is now mid-range, and entirely new technologies — tandem OLED, RGB Mini-LED, AI-powered processors ...
6 best video doorbells without subscription 2026
Most video doorbells lock their best features behind a monthly subscription. Want person detection? That's $3/month. Cloud storage for more than 24 hours? ...
4 Best under-desk treadmills for working out in 2026
Working from home changed how a lot of us think about fitness. Sitting at a desk for 8+ hours a day takes a toll, and gym motivation fluctuates. Under-desk ...
Best Canon Cameras for Beginners in 2026: R100 vs R50
Picking your first "real" camera is one of those decisions that feels way more complicated than it needs to be. Canon's current mirrorless lineup offers two ...
