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Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it
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Google's Dominance On the Decline?
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The Future is Now
Society loves our dystopian fiction. Black Mirror, The Handmaid's Tale, Severance, and those are just a few of the most acclaimed ones set in the near future. But these days, watching these shows feels more and more like watching a documentary on current events. I'm not
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Nowhere to Go When The Sky is the Limit
As I've written about before, privacy is a complex and ever-evolving topic. It's easy to get caught up in the idea that there's always more we can do to protect ourselves online. But what happens when one day you crest the last hill and
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