Tag: smart locks

A cityscape subtly overlaid with app interfaces—roads glowing with algorithmic routes, delivery icons, and surveillance cameras.

Corporations, Convenience, and the Hidden Reshaping of Our Lives

From Google Maps rerouting entire towns to Amazon Flex unlocking apartment doors, corporations are reshaping our infrastructure and routines—quietly trading our privacy for convenience.

Cover artwork (cover.png) for the article titled The End of the Key Fob: Digital Access for a Smarter Age.

The End of the Key Fob: Digital Access for a Smarter Age

A plastic fob once felt modern. Today, it is wasteful, clumsy, and obsolete. Digital passes stored in Apple or Google Wallets can make access smarter, safer, and more sustainable—from offices and hotels to Airbnb rentals and real estate management. The key fob solved a problem of the last century. The digital pass answers to this one.

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