Perspective
Articles from the Zyte blog in Perspective.
Data is the new water
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.
The science of compliance: Tech tips for a legal data pipeline
New legal and regulatory compulsions for web data have significant business consequences. So, how can technologists engineer their company’s risk profile lower?
Is your AI coding assistant stuck in the past?
AI speeds up development - but it might default to past conventions and versions. How can developers ensure they work with the latest features and requirements?
Code is cheap, show me the talk: How copilots are re-engineering developers
Mastery of computer code used to be an engineer’s differentiator. Thanks to AI assistants, code is now the commodity, sensibility is the real premium.
Building solidarity and strategy at Zyte’s global meet-up
How 180 Zytans from 28 countries came together to plan the future, build relationships and learn from customers.
Your business doesn’t care about scraping - it cares about data
Manual web scraping isn’t the competitive advantage it used to be. Learn why shifting to a scraping API helps engineers reclaim time, reduce maintenance, and focus on delivering reliable data.
AI and the web: What 2025 changed and what comes next
2025 was the year AI learned to reason. From reasoning-first LLMs to autonomous agents and a reshaped web economy, this retrospective explores what changed—and what’s coming next.
Scraping a synthetic web: Dead Internet Theory meets web data extraction
AI-generated content now dominates the web. Explore the rise of synthetic internet traffic, how bots shape online discourse, and how data experts can fight back.
Key takeaways from the Getty v. Stability AI UK ruling
Explore what the UK Getty v. Stability AI ruling means for web scraping and AI developers, from jurisdiction and copyright risk to trademarks and EU compliance.
Partial autonomy, full control: Why we built Web Scraping Copilot
Web Scraping Copilot brings AI-powered, code-first web scraping into VS Code, delivering partial autonomy, deterministic quality, and full control for production web data.
Five key takeaways from Extract Summit 2025
From AI-accelerated scraping to “dead internet” risks and rising access wars, these five takeaways from Extract Summit 2025 show where web data is heading next.
Web scraping as social practice: Ethics and efficiency in a data-hungry world
Web scraping is more than a technical act, it’s a social practice. Explore ethical scraping principles, responsible data collection, and how to balance efficiency with respect for data and people.
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