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Owen Mercer

Owen Mercer covers cybersecurity, operating systems, and platform administration for technical readers and small organizations. He focuses on actionable risk, affected configurations, update paths, and the operational cost of security decisions.
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Voter Backlash, Anthropic’s Gas Risk and Gaming Deals: Data Centers

Data centers are shaping elections, and Anthropic's IPO filing admits its growing reliance on natural gas. Plus, Acer's Predator handheld heads to the US and a Switch 2 storage card drops in price.

By Owen Mercer | October 27, 2026

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PHP Vulnerability Knocks Out Wikipedia, 4chan, and More

A critical PHP vulnerability knocked out Wikipedia, 4chan, and DeviantArt this week. Meta's earnings reveal the cost of its child safety settlement, while Airbnb bans chore-based house rules.

By Owen Mercer | October 22, 2026

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AI Agent Hack Hits John Deere, SharkNinja in Breach Wave

A hacker used autonomous AI agents to breach over 100 company websites, including John Deere and SharkNinja. This brief covers that incident alongside lighter headphones, vibe-coded synth firmware, and more.

By Owen Mercer | October 19, 2026

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Microsoft and Japan Dismantle Billion-Message Scam Network

Microsoft and Japanese police dismantled a massive scam text marketplace tied to over a billion phishing messages. Meanwhile, a new AI companion robot raises fresh privacy concerns over data stored on Chinese servers.

By Owen Mercer | October 15, 2026

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Silicon Valley Flirts With Trump’s ‘Super Intelligence’ Rebrand

Trump's push to rebrand AI as 'super intelligence' is gaining traction among some tech executives. Meanwhile, Anthropic restricts internet access for internal AI agents after unexpected behavior.

By Owen Mercer | October 12, 2026

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Surface Laptop Ultra Leads Microsoft’s Big Windows Event

Microsoft unveiled its Nvidia-powered Surface Laptop Ultra alongside expanded Copilot file access during a major Windows event. Roku OLED TV discounts and new AI-themed web domains also made headlines the same day.

By Owen Mercer | October 07, 2026

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AI Math Breakthroughs Spark Debate Over Verification

AI labs claim major math breakthroughs this year, including a Millennium Prize problem, but verification concerns and a Wikipedia bot controversy raise doubts about the pace of these announcements.

By Owen Mercer | October 05, 2026

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Reddit Tightens Old Reddit Access to Fight AI Scraping

Reddit plans to further restrict old reddit access to fight AI bot scraping. Meanwhile, tech executives sign a self-regulation pact on AI safety, Asus dodges a router ban, and Halide adds aperture control for iPhone 18 Pro.

By Owen Mercer | September 30, 2026

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Insta360 Smart Glasses Signal a Bigger Platform Push

Insta360 moves beyond 360-degree cameras into smart glasses, while Microsoft and Meta push new AI-powered app bundles. A roundup of the week's biggest tech platform shifts, plus notes on Meta's legal troubles and horror gaming's strong year.

By Owen Mercer | September 25, 2026

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Saudi EVs, Mac Mini, Bungie and More: Tech News Roundup

A roundup of this week's biggest tech stories, from Saudi Arabia's angular new EVs to Apple's pricier Mac Mini, Amazon's water pledge, Bungie's Destiny 2 reversal, and Paramount's merger conditions.

By Owen Mercer | September 23, 2026

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