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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Developers really aren't loving GitHub's new algorithmic For You feed

By Max Slater-Robins published

GitHub tries to offer a more personalized experience, but some developers aren't happy.

Digital wallets

The Apple Card could be coming to more markets following new deal

By Max Slater-Robins published

Apple has acquired Credit Kudos, a London-based startup that offers APIs for lenders - so what does this mean for the Apple Card?

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Shopify launches its own link in bio pages to help you sell direct

By Max Slater-Robins published

Linkpop from Shopify now lets you sell products from your link in bio page.

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The Apple Mac Studio might be modular after all

By Max Slater-Robins published

Apple isn’t known for making upgradeable computers, but the Mac Studio might be the exception.

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge wants to make the web more accessible for everyone

By Max Slater-Robins published

Microsoft Edge helping blind and low-vision internet users by auto-generating captions.

Microsoft quantum computing

Microsoft has developed a whole new kind of qubit to accelerate quantum computing

By Max Slater-Robins published

Could "topological qubits" be the next big breakthrough in quantum computing? Microsoft thinks so.

Nvidia

Nvidia and IBM have a plan to connect GPUs straight to SSDs

By Max Slater-Robins published

Computing giants Nvidia and IBM detail plan to boost ML training and other tasks.

virtual reality users

Dell, Intel, and Nvidia are teaming up on a metaverse for professionals

By Max Slater-Robins published

Dell is collaborating with Nvidia to build the infrastructure for the metaverse.

Sabrent Thunderbolt 3

This Sabrent docking station comes with 16TB storage, but it'll bankrupt you

By Max Slater-Robins published

If you've been looking for a Thunderbolt 3 dock with 16TB storage and loads of ports, Sabrent has you covered.

Bitcoin

The EU had a chance to ban Bitcoin – but chose not to

By Max Slater-Robins published

European Parliament votes against banning "proof of work" cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

smart city

AWS is helping fund startups building greener cities

By Max Slater-Robins published

AWS has big plans to help fund startups focused on reducing emissions in cities

Stripe

Stripe is finally moving into the crypto world

By Max Slater-Robins published

Stripe, the largest fintech startup, is helping companies with crypto.

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Amazon is splitting its stock and buying back shares

By Max Slater-Robins published

Amazon is moving to split its stock and repurchase $10 billion in shares.

LimeWire NFT

Remember LimeWire? It's coming back as an NFT marketplace

By Max Slater-Robins published

LimeWire returns in a major departure from its music-based past.

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Amazon has reportedly cut back on AWS credits for charities

By Max Slater-Robins published

Amazon is cutting down on giving credits to charities that use its AWS cloud services.

Online Shopping

Visa and Mastercard pull out of Russia

By Max Slater-Robins published

Visa and Mastercard follow Apple, Google, and many others after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Squarespace video

Squarespace users are getting some super useful new video tools

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Running a Squarespace website just got a lot easier with these new video tools.

Chrome Remote Desktop

Top browser developers team up to try and solve these major issues

By Max Slater-Robins published

Leading browser makers bury the hatchet to work on browser compatibility tools.

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Google pulls all online ad sales in Russia

By Max Slater-Robins published

Ban covers Google Search, YouTube, and online publishers following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Salesforce

Salesforce wants to know why employees hate its NFT plans

By Max Slater-Robins published

Blowback on Salesforce's NFT Cloud plans from its employees has been severe.

Digital wallets

Apple Pay and Google Pay cut off some Russian customers

By Max Slater-Robins published

Everyday Russians unable to use Apple Pay or Google Pay after some banks were sanctioned.

Office

Zendesk's plan to acquire SurveyMonkey is officially dead

By Max Slater-Robins published

Zendesk had planned to acquire Momentive, formerly SurveyMonkey, for around $4.1 billion.

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Intel wants to make your next work laptop thinner and lighter than ever

By Max Slater-Robins published

Intel is making moves in the notebook space in a bid to compete with Apple's M1 series.

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Ransomware attacks are levelling up extortion tactics

By Max Slater-Robins published

Ransomware attacks have bedevilled companies recently and new research shows how they're evolving.

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A huge number of workers want faster broadband

By Max Slater-Robins published

As hybrid working grows in popularity, Cisco survey finds most UK workers want better broadband.

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