Why Teams Keep Coming Back to Jira, Even When It Frustrates Them
Emma Clarke
I spend a lot of time watching how teams actually work. Not the polished version they show in demos or case studies, but the messy, real version where someone’s frantically…
March 2026
Why We’re Trusting Computers to Pick NBA Winners (And Why We Should Be Skeptical)
Laura Bennett
A Pistons-Thunder matchup on March 30th doesn’t immediately scream “must-watch television” to most casual fans. But throw in the phrase “potential NBA Finals preview” and suddenly everyone’s paying attention. Add…
Raspberry Pi’s Growth Story: What the Financial Numbers Don’t Tell You
Tom Harrington
Raspberry Pi’s recent earnings call marked what management called a “standout year,” with rising unit shipments and strengthening demand signals heading into 2026. But before we celebrate this success story,…
When Open Source Gets Compromised: What It Means for Everyone Using It
A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through some tech news and came across something that made me pause: a popular open-source library called Axios had been hijacked. The developer…
Why Docker Changed Everything for Me as a Startup Founder
Michael Torres
Docker isn’t exactly hidden anymore, but I remember when it felt like a secret weapon. Back when I was building my first product, I spent weeks wrestling with environment inconsistencies.…
The Gap in Home STI Testing: Why Men Were Left Behind and What’s Finally Changing
Here’s something that caught me off guard while researching home health testing: for years, at-home STI tests have been designed almost exclusively around one body type. Not intentionally, maybe. But…
Why Britain’s Defence Strategy Needs to Think Like a Designer, Not a Historian
When I read that Britain risks fighting “tomorrow’s war with yesterday’s thinking,” something clicked. This isn’t just a defence problem. It’s a design problem. And it’s deeply human. As a…
Why ESPN’s Computer Model Keeps Changing Its March Madness Prediction—And What That Tells Us About AI in Sports
James Holloway
I was debugging a machine learning model the other day when I got a message from a friend: “Did you see ESPN changed its pick again?” He was talking about…
Why Home Labs Matter More Than We Realize: Building Safe Spaces for Young Tech Enthusiasts
There’s something deeply troubling about the contrast between how we talk about home labs in tech circles and what we don’t talk about at all. We celebrate the brilliant teenager…
Why Smart People Fall for Ride-Hailing Scams (And What It Reveals About App Design)
I read about the ghost taxi driver scheme in China and had to stop and think about it for a while. Drivers were using creepy profile pictures to scare passengers…