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Data is the new water
Robert Andrews
10 min read
June 16, 2026
For 20 years, we were told “data is the new oil”. That’s no longer true. In the era of the fluid web, information is more fundamental, cleaner and abundant than that.
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Brand visibility in the digital era: How web data help brands see the full picture
Theresia Tanzil
5 min read
April 27, 2026
Discover how web data helps brands improve visibility, track competitors, monitor availability, and analyze reviews to win on the digital shelf.
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How online retailers use web data to compete on price, promotion, and availability
Theresia Tanzil
5 min read
April 20, 2026
Discover how retailers leverage web data to optimize pricing, track competitor stock, detect trends, and improve sales performance.
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The recipe for a request: Scaling data extraction through investigation
Kieron Spearing
5 min read
April 16, 2026
Learn how an investigative mindset helps scale data extraction from single requests to millions daily by building resilient, efficient scraping systems.
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How web data turns e-commerce listings into retail intelligence
Theresia Tanzil
5 min read
April 13, 2026
Discover how web data enables digital shelf analytics vendors to track prices, availability, and product trends at scale—fueling real-time retail intelligence and competitive advantage.
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Why your API responses look like gibberish: the gzip decompression trap
Ayan Pahwa
6 min read
April 8, 2026
The script was working. Requests were going out, responses were coming back with HTTP 200. But the response body was unreadable noise, a wall of binary characters that crashed the JSON parser and reported "no data found". No error code, no timeout, no network failure; just garbage where structured data should be.
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Super-powers, toll booths and the new era of data collection
Fabien Vauchelles
5 min read
March 30, 2026
Explore how AI is transforming web scraping, the rise of advanced anti-bot systems, and what the future holds for data collection in an increasingly controlled internet.
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More data, more trouble: How a perfect corpus corrupted my AI dream
Neha Setia Nagpal
10 min read
March 13, 2026
A failed AI experiment reveals why adding more data doesn’t always improve LLM outputs. Learn when web scraping, RAG, and curated datasets actually make AI better.
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Is your AI breaking the law? Legal experts’ advice for web scrapers
Robert Andrews
10 min read
March 10, 2026
Legal experts discuss how AI, web scraping, copyright law, and the EU AI Act intersect—covering fair use, data provenance, and compliance risks for businesses.
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Beyond text: Unlocking value on the multimedia web
Theresia Tanzil
10 min read
March 4, 2026
The web is about more than the written word. Why companies are racing to harness the power of video, audio and pictures.
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Why Python Requests gets "403 Forbidden"
John Rooney
6 min read
March 2, 2026
If you’ve had your HTTP request blocked regardless of using correct headers, cookies, and good IPs, there’s a chance you are running into one of the simplest forms of blocking, and one of the most confusing for beginners.
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Sun, sea and code: What we built at Zyte’s API hackathon
Robert Andrews
5 min read
February 19, 2026
Discover the 7 creative projects built at Zyte’s API Hackathon in Turkey, from security scanning tools to price comparison engines and smart caching systems.




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