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HTTP/3 now carries a third of the web — and QUIC is just getting started
Internet & Network

HTTP/3 now carries a third of the web — and QUIC is just getting started

HTTP/3 runs on QUIC, a UDP-based transport that solves TCP's core limitations: head-of-line blocking, expensive TLS handshakes, and broken connections during mobile network handoffs. Google serves over 90% of its requests over QUIC today. Here is what the protocol actually does and what web developers need to know.

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Foldable phones finally work — the Galaxy Z Fold 7 era fixed what the original broke
Mobile

Foldable phones finally work — the Galaxy Z Fold 7 era fixed what the original broke

In 2019, the original Galaxy Fold cost $1,980 and had its screen damaged by reviewers within days of unboxing. In 2026, the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Pixel 9 Fold, and OnePlus Open 2 are legitimate daily drivers with IPX8 water resistance, near-invisible creases, and app ecosystems that actually adapt to the larger canvas. The form factor works now. The question is whether the $1,400–$1,800 price gap from flagship slabs is worth what you get.

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Your Phone Is Selling Your Location — Here's the Industry That Profits From It
Privacy & Data

Your Phone Is Selling Your Location — Here's the Industry That Profits From It

Location data brokers collect precise movement histories from hundreds of millions of smartphones and sell them to advertisers, insurers, hedge funds, and government agencies. The data is collected without meaningful informed consent and is nearly impossible to opt out of completely.

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Space Debris Is a Growing Crisis — and the Industry Is Finally Taking It Seriously
Space & Exploration

Space Debris Is a Growing Crisis — and the Industry Is Finally Taking It Seriously

There are around 27,000 tracked objects in Earth orbit and an estimated 130 million fragments too small to catalog. The risk of a cascade failure that renders entire orbital shells unusable — Kessler syndrome — is no longer theoretical. Active debris removal is now a funded industry.

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