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Author: Yabes Elia

An empath, a jolly writer, a patient reader & listener, a data observer, and a stoic mentor
State of the Global Workplace 2026: The AI Paradox
Industry

State of the Global Workplace 2026: The AI Paradox

Yabes EliaSaturday, 11 April 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

Here’s the thing about the future of work: we were promised robots would take over the boring stuff so we…

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Looks More Like a Workstation Flex Than a Gamer’s Dream
PC Gaming

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Looks More Like a Workstation Flex Than a Gamer’s Dream

Yabes EliaFriday, 10 April 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

AMD has finally put a price tag on its upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, and it is not exactly…

80,000 Tech Layoffs, One Question: Is AI the Cause or the Excuse?
Industry

80,000 Tech Layoffs, One Question: Is AI the Cause or the Excuse?

Yabes EliaThursday, 9 April 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

The tech industry’s favorite two-word explanation in 2026 might be “because AI.” Convenient, neat, investor-friendly — and maybe a little…

Denuvo’s Nightmare: How Hypervisor Bypasses Could Change Gaming Forever
PC Gaming

Denuvo’s Nightmare: How Hypervisor Bypasses Could Change Gaming Forever

Yabes EliaMonday, 6 April 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

For years, Denuvo occupied a strange place in PC gaming. Publishers treated it like a security blanket. Players treated it…

Steam’s March 2026 Hardware Survey Gets Weird
PC Gaming

Steam’s March 2026 Hardware Survey Gets Weird

Yabes EliaSaturday, 4 April 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

Steam’s latest Hardware Survey is out, and as usual, it is part useful market snapshot, part statistical fever dream. March…

Remote Work Isn’t the Problem—Your Company Might Be
Industry

Remote Work Isn’t the Problem—Your Company Might Be

Yabes EliaThursday, 2 April 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

In March 2026, researchers from the London School of Economics dropped a report with a title that sounds like it…

Tech Explained: USB — The Universal Standard That Isn’t
Technology

Tech Explained: USB — The Universal Standard That Isn’t

Yabes EliaWednesday, 1 April 2026Monday, 20 July 2026

In a previous article, we talked about the 3.5mm jack and why a piece of technology that looks simple can…

The World Happiness Report 2026: Turns Out, We’re Complicated
Perspectives

The World Happiness Report 2026: Turns Out, We’re Complicated

Yabes EliaMonday, 30 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

Let’s start with a comforting thought: humanity, as a whole, is actually doing… okay. Not “everything is perfect” okay. More…

Tech Explained: Bluetooth — Why Latency Is Worse Than You Think
Technology

Tech Explained: Bluetooth — Why Latency Is Worse Than You Think

Yabes EliaSaturday, 28 March 2026Monday, 20 July 2026

Bluetooth is one of those technologies we use every day… and quietly distrust. You connect your earbuds, play a video,…

The Reality of Modern Youth, According to Scientific Data
Featured, Perspectives

The Reality of Modern Youth, According to Scientific Data

Yabes EliaThursday, 26 March 2026Thursday, 23 July 2026

If you only read headlines, you’d think modern kids are one TikTok away from societal collapse. Low attention spans. No…

OpenAI Kills Sora, Exposing the Weak Economics of AI Video
Industry

OpenAI Kills Sora, Exposing the Weak Economics of AI Video

Yabes EliaWednesday, 25 March 2026Wednesday, 25 March 2026

For a while, Sora was treated like the future of internet video. Depending on who you asked, it was either…

The 2026 Gaming App Insights Report Shows Mobile Growth Is Getting Smarter and Harder
Industry, PC Gaming

The 2026 Gaming App Insights Report Shows Mobile Growth Is Getting Smarter and Harder

Yabes EliaSaturday, 21 March 2026Wednesday, 1 April 2026

For years, mobile gaming had a pretty forgiving growth formula: buy a lot of installs, celebrate the charts, and deal…

OpenClaw Explained: The Open-Source AI Agent
Technology

OpenClaw Explained: The Open-Source AI Agent

Yabes EliaWednesday, 18 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

AI launches have started to blur together. Another chatbot. Another copilot. Another “this changes everything” press release written by a…

PC Shipments Are Headed for a 2026 Faceplant as Memory and Storage Prices Go Wild
Industry, PC Gaming

PC Shipments Are Headed for a 2026 Faceplant as Memory and Storage Prices Go Wild

Yabes EliaThursday, 12 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

The PC market was supposed to be settling into something resembling normal. Not exciting, not disastrous, just the usual cycle…

Why Smartphone Batteries Suddenly Matter More Than Speed
Technology

Why Smartphone Batteries Suddenly Matter More Than Speed

Yabes EliaWednesday, 11 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

For many people, buying a new smartphone means it has to be faster than the old one, or it has…

Human Extinction Series: The Next World War
Perspectives

Human Extinction Series: The Next World War

Yabes EliaMonday, 9 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

For most people living in stable countries, the idea of a world war still feels distant. Something from history books.…

Highguard Died in 45 Days and The Story Is Messier Than It Looks
Industry, PC Gaming

Highguard Died in 45 Days and The Story Is Messier Than It Looks

Yabes EliaThursday, 5 March 2026Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Live-service games usually fail slowly. Highguard didn’t even get the chance. Wildlight Entertainment’s raid shooter is shutting down on March 12, 2026,…

Tech Explained: 3.5mm Jack — The Tiny Port That Causes Big Problems
Technology

Tech Explained: 3.5mm Jack — The Tiny Port That Causes Big Problems

Yabes EliaWednesday, 4 March 2026Monday, 20 July 2026

At some point in your life, this has happened. You plug in your earphones. Left side works. Right side is…

56 AA Batteries vs. A Desktop PC: Science, Stubbornness, and 4 Minutes of Glory
PC Gaming

56 AA Batteries vs. A Desktop PC: Science, Stubbornness, and 4 Minutes of Glory

Yabes EliaTuesday, 3 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

Every so often, YouTube delivers a beautiful reminder that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Enter ScuffedBits, who…

Ryzen 5 5500X3D: AMD’s Budget X3D Strategy Just Got More Interesting
PC Gaming

Ryzen 5 5500X3D: AMD’s Budget X3D Strategy Just Got More Interesting

Yabes EliaMonday, 2 March 2026Friday, 10 July 2026

AMD has quietly pushed the Ryzen 5 5500X3D into China. No big keynote. No dramatic stage lighting. Just a low-key…

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Featured, Perspectives

Homo Ludens: Life Is a Game with No Tutorial

Yabes EliaFriday, 17 July 2026Thursday, 23 July 2026
Featured, Perspectives

The Physics of Time Travel: Wormholes, Paradoxes, and Black Holes

Yabes EliaFriday, 5 June 2026Thursday, 23 July 2026
Featured, Industry, Technology

PC vs Smartphone: The Business of Obsolescence

Yabes EliaThursday, 14 May 2026Thursday, 23 July 2026
Featured, Perspectives

The Reality of Modern Youth, According to Scientific Data

Yabes EliaThursday, 26 March 2026Thursday, 23 July 2026
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