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There are a lot of things that we have written about at Smart Data Collective since Ryan acquired the site 10 years ago. It is clear that cloud technology is becoming more important for companies that need safer, more organized, and more reliable IT asset recovery services. SentinelOne reports that ransomware attacks hit 78% of…

The big picture: The number of app submissions to Apple’s App Store has risen sharply in 2026, with almost 560,000 new apps reportedly added to the platform between January and June. However, most of these new apps appear to be low-quality offerings, seemingly generated by AI amid a vibecoding trend that is sweeping the developer…

  # Introduction  On April 17, 2026, Anthropic launched Claude Design. That same day, Figma’s stock dropped roughly 7%, and Figma’s own board member Mike Krieger stepped down just three days before the announcement — a coincidence in timing that market watchers noticed immediately. That’s a real reaction from real investors, and it says something about…

Contact center software has existed since the dawn of digital contact centers decades ago. But, in recent years, the contact center software industry has changed significantly. New technologies, such as generative AI, have spawned powerful and innovative contact center features. Hyperscalers, too, like Microsoft and Amazon, have entered the space, hoping to use their…

Google has dismantled the original AlphaFold team, according to Financial Times (paywalled), reassigning many researchers to Gemini and Isomorphic Labs. Several other key members, including Nobel laureate John Jumper, left for Anthropic. Engadget reports: AlphaFold is an AI program that can accurately predict three-dimensional structures of proteins from their amino acid sequences in minutes instead…

I refuse to let go of old technology. Sure, nostalgia plays a big part in why, but more so, because I believe old hardware can still be used or repurposed. My MacBook Pro (2015) has remarkably held up well over the years, and I can’t bring myself to part with it — after all, it…