Articles by Max Slater-Robins

Max Slater-Robins has been writing about technology for nearly a decade at various outlets, covering the rise of the technology giants, trends in enterprise and SaaS companies, and much more besides. Originally from Suffolk, he currently lives in London and likes a good night out and walks in the countryside.

Articles by: Max Slater-Robins

Google Docs is having some serious issues with its new 'inclusive language' warnings

By Max Slater-Robins published 20 April 22

There's a fine line between being helpful and being annoying – and Google Docs has crossed it

Many workers really aren't enjoying the return to the office

By Max Slater-Robins published 20 April 22

Slack says employees are finding it hard to give up remote working.

Developers are split over Web3 and the future of the web

By Max Slater-Robins published 20 April 22

Web3, blockchains, and the future of the web itself are all key topics for developers, Stack Overflow finds.

DuckDuckGo pushes back on suggestions that it removed pirate websites

By Max Slater-Robins published 19 April 22

DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg rejected the claims on Twitter.

GitHub is getting better at hunting down your dangerous code

By Max Slater-Robins published 19 April 22

Dependabot, acquired by GitHub in 2019, helps flag vulnerabilities in code.

a16z is moving into early stage startup accelerators

By Max Slater-Robins published 19 April 22

Funding startups at their inception offers the best return on investment, believes Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z

Gmail will no longer harass you with notifications outside working hours

By Max Slater-Robins published 18 April 22

If you're being pestered by notifications by your boss outside of work, turn on Focus mode in Gmail for iOS.

Intel under fire over its face-reading AI

By Max Slater-Robins published 18 April 22

Intel is looking to detect the emotions of students, something critics strongly disagree with.

It looks like the pandemic didn't kill off physical stores after all

By Max Slater-Robins published 18 April 22

In the US, e-commerce sales are dropping slightly after being boosted by the pandemic.

Amazon CEO hails AWS but warns further price rises could come

By Max Slater-Robins published 15 April 22

Amazon's Andy Jassy has written to shareholders about AWS, its consumer business, and future plans.

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Atlassian reveals more on huge outage

By Max Slater-Robins published 15 April 22

Atlassian accidentally deleted customer data during an ongoing outage.

The semiconductor industry had a huge 2021

By Max Slater-Robins published 15 April 22

Samsung and Intel dominated the global semiconductor industry last year as demand soared.

Wikipedia says it's done with cryptocurrency

By Max Slater-Robins published 14 April 22

Cryptocurrencies are "extremely risky investments", says a prominent Wikipedia contributor.

Zoom expands AI-powered tools for salespeople

By Max Slater-Robins published 14 April 22

Zoom, the big winner from the pandemic, has its sights set on expansion

Most companies want to be greener, but are failing to do so

By Max Slater-Robins published 14 April 22

Sustainability is a key concern for EMEA businesses, according to Google Cloud

Intel is making some mysterious moves in quantum computing

By Max Slater-Robins published 13 April 22

Intel is providing the US government with mystery quantum computing equipment.

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Barracuda Networks and SailPoint secure billion-dollar takeovers

By Max Slater-Robins published 13 April 22

SailPoint sold for $6.9 billion and Barracuda for $4 billion, showing huge deals are back .

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More and more companies want built-in hardware security

By Max Slater-Robins published 13 April 22

Two-thirds are more likely to buy services from companies that prioritise security.

The US Army has found an intriguing new use for 3D printing

By Max Slater-Robins published 12 April 22

US Army wants to create the largest 3D printed structure in the Americas.

2021 was one of the best years for PC monitors ever

By Max Slater-Robins published 12 April 22

Dell, HP, Lenovo, push PC monitor sales to a nine-year high - but could fall soon.

Google Search results infilitrated by ads for dodgy broadband packages

By Max Slater-Robins published 12 April 22

Anyone looking for the best broadband deals on Google should be wary.

Dell is trying out a four-day working week

By Max Slater-Robins published 12 April 22

Dell's Dutch employees are about to experience the joys of a three-day weekend.

PC shipments are coming back to earth after two years of growth

By Max Slater-Robins published 11 April 22

The pandemic and remote working spurred huge demand for PCs but things are getting back to normal

Warren Buffett takes major stake in HP

By Max Slater-Robins published 8 April 22

Legendary investor has taken a big stake in HP, seeing potential for future growth.

Microsoft's browser rivals aren't happy after it made switching defaults easier

By Max Slater-Robins published 8 April 22

After making changing defaults harder in Windows 11, Microsoft has reversed the change.

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