2026
Skills & Careers
The Tech Freelance Boom: Solo Developers, AI Augmentation, and the Future of Independent Work
The One-Person Software Company In 2016, building a SaaS application as a solo developer meant months of work on infrastructure,...
Skills & Careers
Women in Tech 2026: Progress, Stagnation, and the AI Gender Gap
A Decade of Diversity Pledges, and the Numbers Barely Moved In 2014, Google published its first diversity report, revealing that...
Skills & Careers
Developer Burnout in the AI Era: Always-On Culture and the Mental Health Crisis in Tech
The Paradox: Better Tools, Worse Wellbeing We have never had better tools. GitHub Copilot writes code. ChatGPT drafts documentation. CI/CD...
Skills & Careers
Salary Report 2026: What Tech Roles Pay in the Age of AI
The AI Premium Is Real — But More Nuanced Than Headlines Suggest The single most impactful variable in tech compensation...
Skills & Careers
The Prompt Engineer Myth: What AI Skills Actually Get You Hired in 2026
The Rise and Fall of the Hottest Job Title in Tech In early 2023, “prompt engineer” was everywhere. Media outlets...
Policy & Regulation
The Right to Repair Movement Goes Digital in 2026
You Bought It, But Do You Own It? In June 2012, Kyle Wiens — co-founder of iFixit — cracked open...
Policy & Regulation
Export Controls and AI Chips: How Semiconductors Became the World’s Most Contested Technology
The Most Consequential Trade Policy You Have Never Heard Of On October 7, 2022, the US Bureau of Industry and...
Policy & Regulation
Child Online Safety Laws: A Global Crackdown on Big Tech in 2026
The Generation That Grew Up Online Is Paying the Price The evidence has been accumulating for over a decade. Adolescent...
Policy & Regulation
Crypto Regulation Global Map 2026: From MiCA to the GENIUS Act
The End of the Regulatory Vacuum For over a decade, cryptocurrency existed in a regulatory gray zone. Bitcoin launched in...
Policy & Regulation
Platform Liability 2026: Section 230, the DSA, and the Global Battle Over Internet Rules
Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act of 1996 contains what legal scholars...
Policy & Regulation
The AI Liability Gap: Who Is Responsible When an AI System Harms Someone?
When Nobody Is Responsible, Nobody Is Accountable In the landmark case Mobley v. Workday, Derek Mobley — an African American...
