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

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5 things to consider when buying project management software

By Max Slater-Robins published

Make sure you know these 5 things before picking the best project management software

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How to choose the best project management software

By Max Slater-Robins published

Finding the best project management software can make the difference in your job

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Meta could be about to buy a lot of Broadcom chips to build its metaverse

By Max Slater-Robins published

JP Morgan analysts believe Meta is about to make a big order from Broadcom.

A bundle of optical fibres: Even fibre optic broadband isn't safe from VoIP network jitter

Greece and Saudi Arabia plan fibre optic cable to link Europe and Asia

By Max Slater-Robins published

Greece and Saudi Arabia plan to build the "East to Med data Corridor".

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Good news - Microsoft Word dark mode is coming to more users

By Max Slater-Robins published

Microsoft Word dark mode is arriving soon for more users via the web app

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China's answer to GitHub is under fire for censorship

By Max Slater-Robins published

Some suspect that China's Gitee has been censoring open-source code.

Arm

Qualcomm wants to grab a piece of Arm

By Max Slater-Robins published

SoftBank is trying to plot a course for Arm – and Qualcomm wants in on the action.

Microsoft

Microsoft Teams update will finally eliminate this unnecessary headache

By Max Slater-Robins published

Microsoft Teams is about to make downloading files a whole lot simpler.

Gmail

Google hits back at claims Gmail inbox filters are biased

By Max Slater-Robins published

After claims of bias, Google is opening up about Gmail spam filters and how to get your email through.

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Microsoft hiring cuts could spell bad news for Windows and Office fans

By Max Slater-Robins published

As inflation rises, Microsoft is slowing hiring for Windows, Office, and Teams.

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Google Docs now gives you ultimate control over your text

By Max Slater-Robins published

Google Docs update lets users select multiple bits of text at once.

App Store Award 2021

Apple says the App Store is actually really good for the economy

By Max Slater-Robins published

Apple report claims iOS App Store supports thousands of jobs and helps generate millions for global economy.

GitHub

GitHub is making its coding helper free for students

By Max Slater-Robins published

Microsoft reveals pretty useful update for its Github Copilot coding helper.

Stripe

Stripe is getting back into the bitcoin business

By Max Slater-Robins published

Stripe is adding more feathers to its cap, including letting merchants convert fiat to bitcoin.

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UK fines Clearview AI, orders it to delete all data

By Max Slater-Robins published

Clearview AI sells access to its huge facial recognition database to companies and governments around the world.

Cryptocurrency

GameStop is launching a crypto wallet

By Max Slater-Robins published

The original memestock, GameStop has announced it will launch a crypto wallet.

broadcom

Broadcom eyes up multi-billion dollar deal for VMware

By Max Slater-Robins published

Broadcom reportedly considering $40bn deal to acquire VMware.

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Microsoft 365 may finally make Outlook actually pleasant to use

By Max Slater-Robins published

Outlook will now work hand-in-hand with a bunch of other Microsoft 365 services.

Google Search

An underrated Google Search feature is getting a major upgrade

By Max Slater-Robins published

Google is adding Twilio, Genesys, and Avaya as partners for Business Messages.

WhatsApp business

Meta wants you to run your business on WhatsApp

By Max Slater-Robins published

WhatsApp is rolling out some very business-friendly features, including Cloud API and other tools.

Kremlin

Google is officially leaving Russia

By Max Slater-Robins published

Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to have knock-on effects.

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Plaid is coming to eat Stripe's lunch

By Max Slater-Robins published

Plaid has announced new tools that compete with Stripe's services.

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Apple shelves its plan to get workers back into the office

By Max Slater-Robins published

Apple had originally planned to have most staff return for three days per week.

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Microsoft is rolling out its future of Outlook

By Max Slater-Robins published

Outlook update has already proven controversial among users.

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Python is about to solve one of its most frustrating issues

By Max Slater-Robins published

Python should – hopefully – be getting a lot faster with its next update.

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