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Evan Mcbride

Hitecher staff writer, high tech and science enthusiast. His work includes news about gadgets, articles on important fundamental discoveries, as well as breakdowns of problems faced by companies today. Evan has his own editorial column on Hitecher.

When will humanity switch to eating artificial meat?

articles | Sep 16, 2019 | Science & Education | 107

Artificial meat grown in laboratories is becoming more and more like the original product. It will probably be only a few years until we switch to an artificial diet.

Do not charge your phone in the mall

columns | Aug 12, 2019 | Tech & Security | 111

How companies collect your data while you charge your phone

Look for your own secret documents on Google

articles | Aug 07, 2019 | Tech & Security | 57

How to hide important information from an all-seeing search engine

Boston Dynamics. Company history

articles | Jul 15, 2019 | Tech & Security | 388

How the company became the most famous robot manufacturer without building a single commercial model, and what can be expected from Boston Dynamics in the future

Large Hadron Collider - the main tool of modern physicists

articles | Jul 02, 2019 | Science & Education | 74

Contemporary science and medicine in the fight against cancer

articles | May 08, 2019 | Med & Bio | 56

In just a few years, scientists are hoping to achieve a breakthrough in diagnostics and treatment of oncological diseases. Modern technologies like artificial intelligence and VR are already finding widespread...

The downfall of Galaxy Fold, the idea crisis and the future of smartphones

columns | Apr 26, 2019 | Gadgets | 95

Samsung has cancelled the release of Galaxy Fold. Why do engineers, designers and users rarely see eye to eye, and what can we expect from the mobile industry in the future?

How technology transformed the gaming industry

articles | Apr 19, 2019 | Tech & Security | 284

For decades, the development of the gaming industry has been closely linked with scientific discoveries and novelties in the world of computing technologies. Let’s take a look at how the evolution of engineering impacted the development of the entertainment industry.

Apple TV+ and the last video rental store, Spielberg and Netflix

columns | Apr 04, 2019 | Tech & Security | 85

At a recent presentation, Apple introduced several new subscription services including magazine platform Apple News+, iOS and macOS gaming service Apple Arcade, and the Apple TV+ video service that the company...

What’s wrong with Facebook’s new strategy?

columns | Mar 22, 2019 | Tech & Security | 28

2018 was the most difficult year for Facebook. Now, the company has announced a complete overhaul of its confidentiality and safety policies. This is not about customer experience - it’s a last-ditch effort to save the company

Selling alcohol and medicine online in 2019: how hard can it be?

columns | Mar 12, 2019 | Business & Startups | 145

Do you think that managing a crypto business is the hardest thing to do in 2019? Try selling something else online. What about good old alcohol? After all, prohibition ended a long time ago, demand is high, and lots of people want to work and make money. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple

Why are people afraid of vaccines?

articles | Mar 07, 2019 | Med & Bio | 64

Ever since the very first smallpox vaccine, there have been people who feared or even openly opposed vaccines. Today, the anti-vaccination movement is gaining traction in many countries around the globe. Why do people distrust methods that have saved humanity from so many deadly diseases?

How technology can kill your business

articles | Feb 27, 2019 | Business & Startups | 33

Technological progress opens new opportunities for companies, but it also threatens anyone who fails to adapt to new market conditions. What’s more, the same strategy can be disastrous for a small startup but perfect for a large corporation

Open government: what data the state is ready to disclose?

articles | Feb 19, 2019 | Tech & Security | 40

Governments of different countries are increasingly coming to the practice of more open management and providing more and more data on the work of departments. Nevertheless, to what extent are the authorities really ready to share information with the public? Moreover, where is the boundary between security, data protection, freedom of information and the interests of citizens?

When to expect a global wireless Internet

articles | Feb 12, 2019 | Tech & Security | 106

SpaceX, Google, Facebook and other companies are working to create a new wireless infrastructure. The developers will not only have to solve the complex engineering problems of moving the Internet into the stratosphere or into orbit, but also to deal with the space debris, to withstand competition and come to agreement with politicians and antitrust services