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🚨 Breaking news: OpenAI has launched Operator, an AI-powered agent that can use its own browser to perform tasks for you. Currently, it’s available only to Pro users in the U.S., but it’s coming globally soon. 🌍 Cool, right? But hold up—are we sure websites won’t push back? 🤔 Will current anti-bot tech like IP bans, browser fingerprints, TLS fingerprints, and, of course, CAPTCHAs keep up with OpenAI’s new tool? So, who’s really winning in

Over the last few days, the IT community has been buzzing about DOOM CAPTCHA—a CAPTCHA that lets you play DOOM in your browser to prove you’re human 🤖❌. Tons of posts have flooded social networks, especially LinkedIn and Reddit. The project’s GitHub repository quickly shot past 300 stars in a few hours. ⭐🚀 But is this just a fun side project, or is there more to it? Could DOOM CAPTCHA be the next big thing

❗Disclaimer: This is Part 5 of our six-part series on Advanced Web Scraping. Just joining us? Start with Part 1 to catch up! Grabbing data from a webpage with HTML parsing is just the first step in a data management pipeline. You then need to prep that raw data for export so your team or company can actually extract value from it! 💡 In this article, we’ll explore the classic techniques alongside the latest and

❗Disclaimer: This is Part 4 of our six-article series on Advanced Web Scraping. New to the series? Catch up by reading Part 1! An advanced web scraper needs proxy servers for anonymity, security, and IP rotation. But hey, that’s pretty basic, right? Nothing groundbreaking there… or is there? In this guide, you’ll see how AI has completely revolutionized proxy management, taking it to a whole new level. Forget the old-school methods—AI is here to shake

❗Disclaimer: This is Part 3 of our six-piece series on Advanced Web Scraping. New to the series? Start from the beginning by reading Part 1! In Part 2 of our Advanced Web Scraping series, you learned how to scrape data from SPAs, PWAs, and AI-powered sites. By now, you should have all the knowledge needed to build a scraper that works against most modern websites. What’s next? Time to optimize your scraper with some pro

❗Disclaimer: This is the first article in a six-part series on advanced web scraping. Throughout the series, we’ll cover everything you need to know to become a scraping hero. Below is a general intro, but the upcoming pieces will explore complex topics and solutions you won’t easily find anywhere else! Web scraping has become a buzzword that’s everywhere—publications, journals, and tech blogs. But what’s it all about, and why is it so important? If you’re

If you clicked on this article, you probably already know how useful and powerful residential proxies are. You’re also likely aware that it’s a competitive industry, with providers battling it out through different pricing models. Tempted by cheap residential proxies? Here’s why they might not be as appealing as you think! 🚨 Exploring the Wild World of Proxy Providers The proxy provider game is one of the fiercest out there, especially when it comes to

Spy movies taught us that access to multiple identities is key to slipping into any place 🕵️. Now, what’s the online equivalent of your identity? Your IP address! So, imagine having a whole arsenal of IPs from all over the world at your fingertips. Well, that’s the power of IP rotation! Dive into the world of rotating IP address and uncover how this game-changing technique can supercharge your web scraping and automation tasks! What’s IP

Ever wondered how software introduces itself to servers? Enter the User-Agent header—a digital ID that reveals crucial details about the client making an HTTP request. As you’re about to learn, setting a user agent for scraping is a must! In this article, we’ll break down what a user agent is, why it’s vital for web scraping, and how rotating it can help you avoid detection. Ready to dive in? Let’s go! What’s a User Agent?