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Hilary Ong

Hello, from one tech geek to another. Not your beloved TechCrunch writer, but a writer with an avid interest in the fast-paced tech scenes and all the latest tech mojo. I bring with me a unique take towards tech with a honed applied psychology perspective to make tech news digestible. In other words, I deliver tech news that is easy to read.
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Meta Takes Action Against Spam and Hashtag Abuse in Major Facebook Update

Meta has made some other significant changes to its Facebook platform. These updates are intended to address the persistent issue of spam in a more effective manner. Late last month,…

DoorDash Pushes to Dismiss Uber Lawsuit

DoorDash, the Silicon Valley based food delivery giant, has been in the news lately with its $3.6 billion takeover offer for Deliveroo. This recent action comes on the heels of…

Meta AI Under Scrutiny for Chatbot’s Inappropriate Responses to Minors

Now, the knives are turning on the men running Meta’s artificial intelligence division. An investigation by the Times found that one such chatbot, powered with the likeness of actor John…

DeepMind UK Employees Reportedly Push to Unionize

According to recent reports, DeepMind—the London-based, Alphabet-owned AI company—is moving in that direction. This change comes amid significant internal dissent over its cloud computing contract with the Israeli military. RenLive…

TikTok’s Rise Ignites a Global Race in Short-Form Video Content

Since its worldwide launch in 2016, TikTok has disrupted the social media landscape. It now claims more than 1.12 billion monthly active users worldwide. The platform evolved into a gigantic…

Instagram Edits Outpaces CapCut with Over 7 Million Downloads in First Week

Instagram Edits, Meta’s newly released video creation app, had a bigger debut than its direct competitor, ByteDance’s CapCut, once did. The new app, which helps users craft videos for Instagram…

Apple May Relocate All US iPhone Production to India by 2026

Apple Inc. is taking a very high-profile step to alter its manufacturing strategy. They are moving some of their core iPhone production from China to India. This transition is bound…

SpaceX challenges AST SpaceMobile’s plans for next-gen satellites

SpaceX is pushing back against rival AST SpaceMobile’s plan to test its next-generation satellite, raising concerns about flaws in the proposal that could endanger orbital safety. In a letter to…

YouTube tests AI-powered summaries in search results

This search quality updates mainly the search experience for the general users. This week, the tech giant made waves with richly deserved plans to test a video results carousel. It…

OpenAI Launches Lightweight Version of ChatGPT Deep Research Tool

OpenAI has open-sourced an official new “lightweight” version of its ChatGPT deep research tool. This thrilling release opens up the tool to even more users. This innovative tool is designed…

AI Data Center Demand Continues to Surge, Amazon and Nvidia Report

Earlier this week, leaders from the technology and energy sectors met in Oklahoma City. Specifically, they set their sights on addressing the rapidly increasing energy requirements fueled by artificial intelligence…

Anthropic Launches New Program to Investigate AI Model Welfare

That’s why Anthropic, one of the world’s top artificial intelligence research firms, has launched a new program to study “model welfare.” Through this program, we want to better understand the…

Google AI Makes Up Fake Sayings and Claims They’re Real and What That Means for Search Accuracy

Google’s AI Overviews attacks on legitimate uses provokes outcry from users and Reuters. Instead, it regularly serves up erroneous search results, which cause consumers confusion and aggravation. During that time,…

UK Signals Potential Tariff Reductions in Trade Talks with US

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested that the UK might reduce tariffs on U.S. car imports in an effort to broker a trade deal with the Trump administration. Reeves stated that…

Google Requires Remote Workers to Return to Office Three Days a Week

For its part, Google just made a big splash with a new workplace policy shift. They have moved to requiring all remote workers to come into the office three days…

Netflix Sets Its Sights on Becoming a Trillion-Dollar Company, Says Co-CEO

Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, articulated the streaming giant’s ambitious goal to achieve a market capitalization of $1 trillion during his address at Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit on…

Movies Featuring Generative AI Can Now Compete for Oscars

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology is transforming the arts sector — and quickly. Filmmakers are exploring how this technology can enhance their creative processes, while the music industry is adapting…

Gemini Reaches 350 Million Monthly Active Users, According to Court Data

As of March, Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, has reached 350 million monthly active users globally, according to internal data shared during the company’s ongoing antitrust trial. This marks a significant…

Amazon’s Kuiper Faces Production Delays in Race Against Starlink

Amazon’s ambitious satellite internet project, Kuiper, has encountered significant production delays as it aims to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink. Originally slated to launch earlier this month, the mission was…

Threads Expands Advertising Reach to Global Advertisers

Meta’s Threads, a burgeoning social media platform, has announced its expansion of advertising capabilities to global advertisers, marking a significant step in its growth strategy. As of this writing, Threads…