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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. II: The Bits Hit The Fan
After its momentous breach, Equifax's CEO Richard Smith said: “Equifax will not be defined by this incident, but rather by how we respond.” Well, he was spot on…
Less Is More: Why Audio on SoundCloud Looks Different
Last year, SoundCloud upgraded its AAC encoder for the first time in over a decade. The new one (Fraunhofer’s libfdk_aac) delivers higher…
YACHT - Plastic Soul
Claire and Jona of the band YACHT deconstruct their brand new single Plastic Soul, a fun pop song about human suffering. They explain how technology inspired th…
Heidi Helen is a Designer/Developer/Business Owner
Heidi Helen is a freelance designer and newly shipped app developer. With Illuminated Bits, she took a large lead in many of the design decisions, but knew that…





