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Deep-dives into bot detection, AI traffic trends, and the evolving landscape of web automation.
The Rise of Browser Automation Agents
How AI agents like Google Mariner and Devin are changing web traffic patterns — and what to do about them.
12 min read
Bot Policyrobots.txt in 2026: Does It Still Matter?
With LLM crawlers ignoring directives at record rates, we look at what signals actually work to deter them.
8 min read
EngineeringVerifying Googlebot: rDNS vs CIDR vs Web Bot Auth
A technical comparison of the three main methods for confirming a bot's identity — accuracy, latency, and cost.
15 min read
Bot PolicyCAPTCHA vs. Proactive Bot Protection
CAPTCHA interrupts every visitor to prove they're human. Here's how invisible, signal-based detection compares — and when a challenge still earns its keep.
10 min read
EngineeringResidential Proxies and ASN-Based Bot Detection
The hardest bot traffic hides behind the same IPs your real customers use. Why ASN alone can't catch it, and what does.
11 min read
EngineeringJA3/JA4 Fingerprinting: How TLS Reveals a Bot
A technical look at how the TLS handshake itself — before any HTTP request — gives automated clients away.
11 min read
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