Tech & Internet
The infrastructure, privacy and platforms behind digital life.
Latest news
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Cloudflare Adds Isolated Worker Previews for Branches
Each preview gets its own URL and configuration, with separate state for supported resources.
Cloudflare Open-Sources Its Privacy Proxy CLI
The pvcli tool makes privacy-protocol requests easier to inspect and debug from the command line.
Chrome Previews WebMCP for Browser-Based Agents
Google's I/O announcement introduces a trial for websites to expose structured actions to browser agents.
Explainers & guides
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Why AI Services Need More Than Powerful Chips
Memory, networking, storage and scheduling determine whether expensive processors stay busy.
What a VPN Can Hide, and What It Cannot
Changing the route of your traffic changes who can observe it. It does not erase your account or browser.
Why One Cloud Outage Can Break Unrelated Apps
Different logos can sit on the same DNS, login, storage or hosting service.
About this desk
An app depends on more than the software visible on its screen. Networks, cloud services, storage and identity systems all shape whether it works and who can observe a user’s activity. This desk follows those connections.
Read why one cloud outage can affect unrelated apps to understand shared dependencies. Our VPN explainer separates network routing from account identity and browser tracking.
We also examine the hardware and operational decisions behind AI services. A powerful chip is only one component of a working system; memory, data movement and capacity planning matter too. The reports and guides below connect infrastructure announcements to the experience of using the resulting products. Vendor performance claims remain attributed, and a proposed benefit is distinguished from a result that has actually been demonstrated.