Alex Ivanovs

Alex is the lead editor at Stack Diary and covers stories on tech, artificial intelligence, security, privacy and web development. He previously worked as a lead contributor for Huffington Post for their Code column.

324 Articles

Tech

How to Enable Clipboard History on Windows 11 and 10

In the hustle and bustle of our digital lives, we often find ourselves juggling multiple pieces of information—text, images, or…

March 21, 2024 2 min read

Tech

Top 7 Temporary & Disposable Email Services

If you’ve ever needed to sign up for a website but didn’t want to give out your real email to…

March 20, 2024 7 min read

Security Tech

3 Ways to Disable Microsoft Defender on Windows 11

Microsoft Defender is the go-to antivirus solution for many users on the Windows platform, starting from its inception in 2012…

March 17, 2024 2 min read

Best Productivity Apps for Web Developers

Development

10 Useful Productivity Apps for Web Developers

Productivity isn’t just about churning out lines of code; it’s a nuanced interplay between focus, efficiency, and the quality of…

March 16, 2024 15 min read

Tech

The 10 Best Stock Video Footage Sites

Stock video footage has become an indispensable tool for a wide range of projects, from marketing campaigns to indie films….

March 16, 2024 12 min read

Artificial Intelligence

Grok refuses to answer a prompt, says its a violation of the “OpenAI Policy”

Grok, the conversational AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, has been reported to refuse user prompts on the grounds of…

December 9, 2023 1 min read

EDPB publishes urgent binding decision regarding Meta

Privacy

Meta banned from using personal data for behavioral advertising in EU/EEA

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a collective of EU data protection regulators, has issued a binding decision to prohibit Meta’s platforms…

December 7, 2023 2 min read

Security

23andMe is updating its TOS to force binding arbitration with a limited opt-out window

23andMe, the personal genomics and biotechnology company, has been trying to contain a security breach that was first disclosed on…

December 6, 2023 6 min read

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT is now flagging the divergence attack as a violation

A few days after it was disclosed, ChatGPT is now flagging the divergence attack that Google DeepMind (and others) found….

December 4, 2023 3 min read

Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba’s new tech animates photos into realistic videos

Alibaba Group’s Institute for Intelligent Computing has unveiled a method to bring still images to life. Their approach, named “Animate…

December 1, 2023 6 min read

Privacy

EU consumer groups file a complaint against Meta about forced choice

European consumer organizations have escalated their concerns about Meta’s practices by filing a formal complaint. The crux of the issue lies…

November 30, 2023 1 min read

Artificial Intelligence

One year of ChatGPT

It has been exactly 365 days since OpenAI casually dropped ChatGPT. In light of this anniversary, I wanted to reflect…

November 30, 2023 9 min read