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The AI Boom: Innovation, Investment, and the Risk of a Bubble

August 29, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technological story of the 2020s. Generative models like ChatGPT, MidJourney, and Claude have captured the public imagination, fueled multi-billion-dollar corporate investment, and triggered widespread debate over the future of work, creativity, and economic growth.

But with climbing valuations and increasingly grandiose narratives, a central question emerges: are we in the middle of a speculative bubble similar to the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, or is AI a transformative revolution ? We look at the parallels, explore how AI might be different, and outline how Runbox is approaching AI in the midst of this development.

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Email the Ethical & Sustainable Way

July 24, 2025 Leave a comment

Runbox is more than a private, secure email service – it’s email done ethically and sustainably. By choosing Runbox, you support transparency, social responsibility, and a carbon-negative digital future. Powered by renewable energy and guided by strong values, we ensure your communication leaves a minimal environmental footprint.

Our mission is to make digital communication a force for good. Together, we’re building an online world that’s trustworthy, sustainable, and principled — one email at a time.

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Strong Passwords Matter More Than Ever

June 28, 2025 Leave a comment

In recent months, a wave of major data breaches has made headlines, affecting everything from healthcare providers and cloud platforms to educational institutions and tech giants. In many cases, billions of login credentials, passwords, and even session cookies have been exposed—often without the users’ knowledge.

These incidents are a good reminder: weak or reused passwords remain one of the easiest ways for attackers to gain access to your private data. Whether you’re protecting personal email or sensitive business information, strong password security is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s non-negotiable.

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Hosting, hosting and more hosting!

June 22, 2025 Leave a comment

Many people know the story of the Mars Climate Orbiter that crashed due to a difference in units used by two pieces of software. It’s important when communicating that everyone (or every piece of software) is able to communicate accurately so that mistakes don’t happen.

The Internet is by its nature technical. As such some of the terms that are used can be confused or misused. Sometimes small details can be the difference between something working or not working, or in the case of terminology a problem being understood or misunderstood.

One of the words we often use at Runbox that can cause confusion is “hosting”. There are different kinds of hosting and some sound similar or can easily be misunderstood.

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Recent Runbox 7 Updates

June 11, 2025 Leave a comment

We have made many improvements to the Runbox 7 app over the past months, and in this post we highlight some recent changes and enhancements we’ve made to the service.

💡 To enable the new features, please ensure that Runbox 7 is updated by reloading it in a web browser or restarting it on your phone.

New Allow and Blocking Functionality

We have added a new Allow Sender and Block Sender option for the mail viewer, along with a sender/domain blocking functionality.

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Outlook stores email in Microsoft Cloud – what you need to know

May 16, 2025 Leave a comment

Many of our users have long relied on Outlook as their email client, but recent changes to how data is managed raise important privacy and control concerns. While the interface may look familiar, Microsoft has fundamentally changed how the new Outlook works behind the scenes — including how your emails are stored and accessed. In this article, we look at what’s changed and why you might want to consider other options.

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Big tech alternatives

May 10, 2025 Leave a comment

Thinking about stepping away from Big Tech but not sure where to turn? You’re not alone. More and more people are questioning how their data is used — and tired of being tracked, targeted, and profiled for profit. Some are choosing European services protected by GDPR, while others turn to open source tools that put transparency first. We’ve put together a list of solid alternatives for everything from email to maps.

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Choose Your Perfect Email Domain Name with Runbox

April 30, 2025 Leave a comment

With Runbox, you can choose from a wide range of domain names to craft an email address that’s uniquely yours. Whether for personal or professional use, select a domain that complements your name, reflects your brand, highlights your location, or showcases your personality. Make a lasting impression with an email that truly stands out.

Already have a Runbox email account? You can use any of these domain names synonymously with your current email address, with messages automatically delivered to your existing inbox — no extra setup required. If you already own a domain, you can use it to create a new Runbox account or link it to an existing one.

Below, you’ll find a guide to the available domains.

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