Category: TechCrunch
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The Insta Uprising
My fingers danced over the screen, the soft glow illuminating my face in the darkness of my room. I was just another nobody, a small-time creator in a world dominated by influencers and celebrities. Instagram was my canvas, my words, and images were my art. But everything changed when the algorithm did. Suddenly, I was…
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Data Havoc
I woke up in a cold sweat, the dream still fresh in my mind. The world was crumbling, not from war or famine, but from something much more sinister. Data, the lifeblood of our society, was being manipulated, stolen, corrupted. It was a nightmare that wasn’t just a dream, but a reality that I, Julie…
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Arc of Chaos
I never thought that a simple browser update could turn my life upside down. The day Arc was released for Windows, I was one of the first to download it, excited by the possibility of a new browsing experience. But I didn’t know then that this was the beginning of a nightmare, a fight for…
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The Venture’s Verge
I remember the day I met Hans Tung, the managing partner at Notable Capital. The day that changed my life forever, the day that forced me into a game I never wished to play. The towering skyscrapers of the city, the glinting glass and steel, the hum of a thousand conversations about money and power…
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The Signal
I didn’t pay much attention to the news that day. It was just another headline in the sea of corruption and greed that had become our world. The fine imposed on the major telecom companies for illegally sharing customer location data seemed like just another drop in the bucket. But little did I know, that…
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The Unseen Eye
Ever since Sam’s Club implemented their AI-powered exit technology, things have been different. I can’t put my finger on it, but it feels like the walls have eyes. I walk out of the store, no more double-checking, no more human interaction. Just me, my purchases, and the unseen eye. As a former employee of Sam’s…
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The Unseen Depths
I’ve spent my life by the sea, the salt and spray a part of me as much as my own flesh and blood. The rhythm of the tides was my lullaby, the call of the gulls my alarm clock. Fishing wasn’t just my livelihood, it was my life. But that was before the machines came.…
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The Memory Paradox
Every breath feels like a struggle as I watch the world around me change at a pace that leaves me breathless. The once familiar streets of Seoul are now a labyrinth of towering server buildings, their neon lights flashing in a rhythm that seems to mimic the pulsating beat of the city’s heart. Samsung, the…
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Silent Morning
I woke up late again. The sun was already high in the sky, its rays piercing through the gaps in the curtains. I reached out for my iPhone, my fingers brushing against the cool metal surface. The alarm was set, as always, but it hadn’t rung. Just like yesterday. Just like the day before. The…
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The Tipline Dystopia
I was never a hero, just a coder. A coder that happened to work for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, NCMEC. But when the bill came, the one that would strengthen our CyberTipline, everything changed. It was no longer just about detecting child sexual abuse material. It was about the government tracking…