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More Than Half Of All Internet Traffic Is Not Human

Humans are no longer the dominant force on the internet. Automated bots make up more than half of global internet traffic. Your instinct is that human beings visit websites and send email. That’s outdated. Bot activity surpassed human-generated activity for the first...

AI And The Future Of The Internet

The internet is splintering into pieces. This will seem like an unhappy story because I have to explain what’s happening and why and it’s kind of sad. But there’s a happy ending! I have a dream about the way a curated web will emerge. There are products coming to make...

Your TV Is Spying On You

[Click here for a NotebookLM audio discussion of this topic drawn from my source material.] If you’ve been reading Bruceb News for a while, then you know that occasionally I’m compelled to tell you scary bedtime stories about why you don’t have any privacy and...

The Secret Life Of Smart TVs: Inside Badbox 2.0

[Click here for a NotebookLM audio discussion of this topic drawn from my source material.] Google and the FBI took down "Badbox 2.0" last month - ten million compromised TV streaming boxes being used by criminals. Malware on the devices connected them into a botnet...

Perplexity: From Searches To Answers

This is a love letter about my latest crush. I want you to try Perplexity when you look for information online. It’s my new best friend. It represents some important changes in the world happening right now and I want you to see them coming. You’re already seeing...