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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Intel under fire over its face-reading AI

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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Gmail will no longer harass you with notifications outside working hours

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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Amazon CEO hails AWS but warns further price rises could come

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

Atlassian accidentally deleted customer data during an ongoing outage.

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The semiconductor industry had a huge 2021

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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Wikipedia says it's done with cryptocurrency

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

Zoom

Zoom expands AI-powered tools for salespeople

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

Google Sustainability

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

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

TUM's post-quantum cryptography chip

Intel is making some mysterious moves in quantum computing

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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

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

US 3D printing

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

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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2021 was one of the best years for PC monitors ever

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

Fibre broadband deals

Google Search results infilitrated by ads for dodgy broadband packages

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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Dell is trying out a four-day working week

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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Warren Buffett takes major stake in HP

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

Microsoft Edge browser on laptop

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

By Max Slater-Robins published

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

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Survey: remote working is popular – but workers don't love the tools

By Max Slater-Robins published

As we enter another year of hybrid working, the tools workers use aren't always popular.

OpenAI

OpenAI's new DALL.E model turns your words into pieces of art

By Max Slater-Robins published

OpenAI will make DALL·E 2 available to researchers soon.

facial recognition

New EU plans could land your face on a massive international database

By Max Slater-Robins published

Privacy advocates worry about the implications of expanding a database used to track criminals across the EU.

Infosys has launched its metaverse foundry

Meta plans digital 'Zuck Buck' for spending in the metaverse

By Max Slater-Robins published

A report says Mark Zuckerberg is trying to create the currency of the metaverse.

Google Sustainability

Google is getting into the data lake business

By Max Slater-Robins published

Anyone running a business at huge scale could benefit from BigLake from Google Cloud.

Dropbox

Dropbox launches its Shop ecommerce tools in beta

By Max Slater-Robins published

The file-sharing company is launching tools that sellers will love.

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