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From buying decisions to nuclear fusion: this is tech knowledge beyond AI – hardware worth your money, sovereignty over accounts and data, and the future technologies currently making the leap out of the lab. Soberly assessed, not hyped.
Passkeys: The Slow, Secure End of the Password
Passkeys are safer and more convenient than any password – yet hardly anyone uses them consistently. How the technology works and how to make the switch.
Self-Hosting Instead of Subscribing: The Return of the Home Server
Photos, films, smart home, cloud storage: more people bring their services home. Getting started with self-hosting – hardware, costs and the secure way in.
Right to Repair: Fixing Things Is Normal Again
USB-C mandates, swappable batteries, spare-parts rights: the EU is making repairability compulsory. Here's how to buy repairable tech today.
Sodium-Ion Batteries: The Storage Revolution Made from Table Salt
Batteries without lithium or cobalt, built from one of the most abundant elements on Earth: how sodium-ion batteries work and where their limits really lie.
Nuclear Fusion: How Close Is the Lab-Grown Star, Really?
Since ignition, fusion has counted as solvable. What's been achieved physically, what's still missing, and what timeline is realistic for a fusion power plant.
Perovskite Solar Cells: Solar's Next Leap
Perovskite solar cells push module efficiency beyond silicon's limit: how tandem cells work, who's building them, and the one hurdle still unsolved.
VPN: What It Actually Does – and What It Doesn't
VPN adverts promise anonymity and protection from hackers – mostly marketing. What a VPN actually delivers, and what matters when choosing one.
Humanoid Robots: Why Billions Are Flowing In Now
Humanoid robots are already working inside BMW plants. What triggered the robotics boom, who's leading it – and how close the robots are to everyday life.
Backups: The 3-2-1 Rule for Your Digital Life
The 3-2-1 rule makes data loss practically impossible. How to set up a real backup strategy for photos, documents and memories in one single afternoon.
Quantum Computing: The Era of Logical Qubits Begins
Quantum computers were seen as hopelessly error-prone – now the curve is turning: error correction finally scales, and logical qubits grow measurably.
Refurbished Instead of New: Buying Used, Smarter
Up to 50 per cent below retail, tested, with a warranty: refurbished is often the most rational purchase. A checklist and the common buying mistakes.
Wi-Fi That Actually Works: Routers, Mesh and Wi-Fi 7
Bad Wi-Fi is usually a physics problem: placement, frequencies, walls. How to fix your home network – and when mesh and Wi-Fi 7 are actually worth it.
Password Managers: The One Step That Actually Matters
A password manager is the biggest security lever you can pull alone. Selection criteria, setup steps, and the emergency kit you need when things go wrong.
SMR: Are Nuclear Reactors Now Built in a Factory?
Small Modular Reactors promise nuclear power from the factory line, not the mega-construction site. What SMRs are, and how realistic the timeline is.
Stablecoins: The First Blockchain Product for the Mass Market
Stablecoins have quietly become a real payments product – regulated in the EU and the US. How they work, and why retailers should pay attention.
Blockchain Without Buzzwords: How the Technology Actually Works
Blockchain explained simply: a ledger owned by no one. How the technology works, what it can do – and where it's the wrong tool for the job.
The Digital Euro: What's Actually Coming – and When
Digital euro: pilot phase in 2027, possible rollout in 2029 – the timeline, features, and legitimate criticism between a cash top-up and a surveillance debate.