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Dayne Lee

With a foundation in financial day trading, I transitioned to my current role as an editor, where I prioritize accuracy and reader engagement in our content. I excel in collaborating with writers to ensure top-quality news coverage. This shift from finance to journalism has been both challenging and rewarding, driving my commitment to editorial excellence.
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xAI Said to Cut 500 Data-Annotation Jobs

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, laid off 500 employees on Friday night, according to internal emails obtained by Business Insider. The messages informed staff of an immediate “strategic pivot,” as…

Trump Signals Readiness to Sanction Russia if NATO Halts Oil Purchases

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is prepared to impose tougher sanctions on Russia, but only if NATO countries agree to halt purchases of Russian oil. Writing on Truth Social,…

Apple’s New iPhone Security Feature Deals Blow to Spyware Developers

Among its latest announcements, Apple revealed a major security update for the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air: Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE). This feature is designed to counter memory corruption bugs,…

People CEO Labels Google a ‘Bad Actor,’ Accuses It of Content Theft

Neil Vogel, CEO of People Inc. — the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. — has accused Google of unfairly using publishers’ content to train its AI tools.…

Meta Connect 2025 to Showcase ‘Hypernova’ Smart Glasses and Metaverse AI

Meta Connect 2025 will take place on Wednesday, September 17, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg opening the event at 5 p.m. PST. The following day, September 18, company executives will deliver…

Claude Adds AI Tools for Document Editing Without Opening Files

ChatGPT may dominate the AI chatbot conversation, but Claude AI is quickly gaining traction as a serious competitor. With its latest update, Anthropic has equipped Claude with tools that make…

Microsoft Clears EU Competition Probe After Agreeing to Unbundle Teams

The European Commission has accepted Microsoft’s pledge to unbundle Teams from its Office and Microsoft 365 productivity suites, ending a years-long antitrust investigation without fines. The probe began in 2020…

Venezuela Plans to Increase Troop Presence to Combat Drug Trafficking

Venezuela announced Sunday that it will sharply increase troop deployments in coastal states in response to growing concerns over drug trafficking. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said President Nicolas Maduro has…

Gmail Adds Simplified Package Tracking for Upcoming Deliveries

Google announced Thursday that Gmail is introducing a dedicated Purchases tab to help users manage package deliveries more easily. The tab will bring together all purchase-related emails — from upcoming…

Google to Shut Down Tables, Its Answer to Airtable

Google has confirmed it will sunset Google Tables, a work-tracking tool built to rival Airtable, by December 16, 2025. End-of-Life Plans In an email to users, Google advised them to…

France Confirms Apple Alerted Victims of Fresh Spyware Attacks

Apple has alerted a number of users that their devices were targeted in a spyware campaign, according to French authorities. France Confirms Alerts The country’s national cybersecurity response unit confirmed…

Trump Pushes Europe to Impose 100% Tariffs on India, China, Stirring Concern

Reports that U.S. President Donald Trump asked the European Union to impose tariffs of up to 100% on China and India for purchasing Russian oil have stirred concern on both…

Perplexity Said to Raise $200M at $20B Valuation

Perplexity, the AI-powered search startup challenging Google, has secured $200 million in fresh funding at a $20 billion valuation, according to The Information. The deal comes just two months after…

YouTube Expands Multi-Language Audio Dubbing to All Creators

YouTube announced Wednesday that its multi-language audio feature is officially rolling out to millions of creators, following a two-year pilot program. The update will allow creators to dub their videos…

Anthropic Outages Disrupt Claude and Console Services

Anthropic reported a temporary service outage Wednesday that affected its APIs, Console, and Claude AI. Timeline of the Disruption Issues were first spotted by users on GitHub and Hacker News…

Reddit Replaces Subreddit Member Totals With Active User Stats

Reddit has begun phasing out the long-standing Member Count feature on communities, replacing it with two new statistics: Visitors and Contributions. Visitors uses a 28-day rolling average to display how…

Reddit and Ziff Davis Support Effort to Keep AI From Breaking the Internet

Artificial intelligence may be reshaping the internet, but it is also straining its foundation: information. Chatbots consume vast amounts of web content, yet there is still no consistent way to…

OpenAI, Oracle Strike Landmark Cloud Partnership

Oracle shares soared after hours following news that the company signed several multi-billion-dollar contracts. One of those customers appears to be OpenAI. OpenAI’s $300 Billion Compute Deal According to the…

Reddit Debuts New Tools to Help Publishers Track and Share Stories

Reddit announced Wednesday that it is launching new tools for publishers to better track and distribute their stories on the platform. The features are part of Reddit Pro, a suite…

Grammarly Expands With Spelling and Grammar Support for Five New Languages

Grammarly, best known for its English spelling and grammar tools, is expanding its reach. The company announced that its writing assistance features will now support Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and…