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

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.

Close up of Amazon logo and Smile symbol at one of their corporate offices located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco bay area

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.

Amazon Web Services logo

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.

A 5G-enabled smartphone

BT wants to give your mobile signal a major boost

By Max Slater-Robins published

BT and local authorities aim to keep you connected even when out and about.

Squarespace video

Squarespace users are getting some super useful new video tools

By Max Slater-Robins last updated

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.

Chrome in light mode on Google

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.

intel Alder Lake, processors on motherboard and on table

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.

Representational image depecting cybersecurity protection

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.

Fibre broadband deals

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.

Zoom on Mac

Zoom is getting into the customer service business

By Max Slater-Robins last updated

Zoom Contact Center will be integrated into its video calling platform.

data centre

OVHcloud is launching an object storage tool

By Max Slater-Robins published

Move over AWS: OVHcloud has a plan to offer high performance object storage.

Developers

Microsoft is releasing the .NET update you've all been waiting for

By Max Slater-Robins published

Microsoft details .NET 7, the next version of its open source software.

A TSMC Silicon Wafer

Rumored problems at TSMC could delay the next generation of AMD CPUs

By Max Slater-Robins published

TSMC makes chips for Apple, AMD, and many others, meaning any delays could be a big problem.

Marc Benioff

Salesforce employees are reportedly unhappy about its NFT plans

By Max Slater-Robins published

Report claims employees at Salesforce are pushing back against its "NFT Cloud" plans

Trump

Donald Trump's Truth Social has arrived on iOS

By Max Slater-Robins published

Donald Trump has launched Truth Social, a new social network to rival Facebook and Twitter

pos system being used in a store

GoDaddy is letting users turn their smartphones into a POS

By Max Slater-Robins last updated

GoDaddy is challenging Apple and Square with new POS-esque payment service.

coding

The love for open source software is showing no signs of slowing down

By Max Slater-Robins published

Developers are still loving open source software after all these years, report finds.

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