Apps, the cloud, data, algorithms, APIs, cybersecurity and digital platforms, explained in plain language that never assumes a technical background.
Most explanations of how technology works are written for people who already know. This area takes the systems everyone relies on, from apps and cloud platforms to data pipelines, algorithms, APIs and digital identity, and explains them clearly, one concept at a time.
The explanations come from people who have built and delivered these systems rather than merely summarised them. That is the difference between an analogy that sounds right and one that holds up when you look closer.
What happens between the moment you tap an icon and something appearing on the screen.
Where your data really lives, how it moves around and who is able to touch it.
The decision rules and connections that quietly run the digital world behind the scenes.
How attacks happen, and which defences make a difference.
Logins, tracking, permissions and what you are really agreeing to when you click accept.
How the internet, online marketplaces and social platforms are wired together.
The fortnightly newsletter takes one idea like these and explains it from end to end, in plain language you could pass on to someone else.