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Python is usually the first choice for web scraping, but it can struggle in high-throughput scenarios where you’re fetching many pages concurrently or need stronger reliability. That’s where Rust comes in. In this tutorial, you’ll build a Hacker News scraper in Rust, covering setup, JSON output, and scaling, along with where Rust excels, where it adds friction, and when to offload to a managed scraping API.

On 4 April 2026, Anthropic blocked Claude Pro and Max subscribers from using OpenClaw and other third-party AI agent frameworks under their flat-rate plans. The change forces affected users onto pay-as-you-go billing, with some facing cost increases of up to 50 times their previous monthly spend. Here's what happened and what you can do about it.

Scraping Google can quickly turn frustrating when you're repeatedly met with CAPTCHA challenges. Google's CAPTCHA system is notoriously advanced, but it’s not impossible to avoid. In this guide, we’ll explain how to bypass Google CAPTCHA verification reliably, why steering clear of Selenium is critical, and what tools and techniques actually work in 2026.

CreepJS is a browser fingerprinting audit tool used to test how detectable your automated browser is. If you’re trying to bypass CreepJS or improve browser fingerprinting, it helps you spot inconsistencies across signals like WebGL, fonts, and navigator data. This guide shows what actually gets flagged and how to fix the parts that still give your browser away.

Did you know that Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world, with over 68.9% of the market share? With its sleek design and fast performance, it's no wonder people love using Chrome for all their browsing needs.

But what happens when the browser starts blocking websites? In this article, we’ll explore the reasons why websites get blocked in Chrome. So, get ready to dive into the world of Chrome's security features and discover why it's important for your online safety.

Python package management has evolved to prioritize system stability and security. With recent updates, many operating systems now restrict direct changes to system-managed Python environments. As a result, users often encounter the "externally-managed-environment" and other errors when trying to install packages using pip. This guide explains why this error appears and provides up-to-date, practical solutions to help you install Python packages safely in 2026.

Google AI Mode was launched as a Search Labs experiment in March 2025. It's powered by Gemini 2.5, which synthesizes answers from multiple sources and allows you to ask follow-up questions. Google AI Mode isn't the same as Google search results; it's an entirely full-page conversational interface using different URL parameters, rendering pipelines, and scraping logic. This guide provides a walkthrough of two different approaches: a working Playwright script you can execute right away, and the Decodo Web Scraping API for production.