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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 Cuts EU Ad-Free Prices by 40%, Adds Unskippable Ads for Free Users

Meta, under mounting pressure from European regulators, announced a 40% price cut for its ad-free Facebook and Instagram plans within the EU. Starting November 13, Meta’s ad-free plans now cost…

Tesla’s Cybertruck Hits Sixth Recall in a Year for Faulty Inverters

Tesla’s Cybertruck is facing yet another setback. The automaker just issued its sixth recall for the steel-bodied pickup, affecting 2,431 units built between November 2023 and July 2024. Tesla’s latest…

Meta Partners with US, UK Universities to Test VR in Classrooms

Meta is taking a big step to get virtual reality (VR) into classrooms, partnering with 13 universities across the U.S. and U.K. to see how VR might actually work for…

23andMe Cuts 40% of Staff as Revenue Falls

23andMe just dropped some major news in a tough year for the genetic testing company. After months of financial challenges, data breaches, and leadership shakeups, the company has announced that…

Guardian Pulls Official Accounts from Musk’s X

The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk and formerly known as Twitter. The decision, affecting more than 80…

Bluesky Soars with 1.25 Million New Users Post U.S. Election

In the wake of the recent U.S. presidential election, the social media platform Bluesky has experienced a significant surge in users. Bluesky reported an influx of 1.25 million new users…

Apple Faces $3.8 Billion UK Lawsuit Over Alleged iCloud Monopoly

Apple finds itself at the center of a £3 billion lawsuit in the United Kingdom, claiming the tech giant has violated competition laws by imposing inflated prices on its iCloud…

Apple Reportedly Bringing AI-Powered Smart Home Hub to Walls in 2025

Apple may be preparing to join the smart home market in 2025 with a wall-mounted tablet designed to control home appliances, make video calls, and feature Apple Intelligence. According to…

French Newspapers Sue Social Platform X, Demand Payment for Shared News

French newspapers have banded together to take social platform X to court, accusing it of skirting a law that requires digital platforms to pay for reusing news content. Heavyweights like…

Intel Brings Back Free Coffee to Ease Workplace Woes

Intel, reeling from substantial layoffs and budget cuts, is attempting to boost employee morale by reintroducing free tea and coffee at its facilities. According to TechSpot, despite recent cuts affecting…

TikTok Awaits Trump’s Next Move on Potential U.S. Ban

Donald Trump is reportedly expected to challenge a potential U.S. ban on TikTok as a critical January deadline approaches. The ban would compel TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest…

Trump Names Musk and Ramaswamy to Lead Government Efficiency Group

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has chosen Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to spearhead a new Department of Government Efficiency…

Amazon Developing AR Glasses to Speed Up Deliveries

Amazon is developing a new line of smart glasses, codenamed “Amelia,” designed to help its delivery drivers shave seconds off delivery times, according to sources speaking with Reuters. These augmented…

Overwatch 2 Goes Full Nostalgia Mode with 6v6 Classic Event

Blizzard’s got Overwatch 2 players time-traveling back to 2016 with a limited-time “Overwatch: Classic” event. Kicking off on November 12, this three-week mode revives the game’s original 6v6 format, along…

Elon Musk’s Wealth Soars by $70 Billion Following Trump Victory

Elon Musk, the prodigious CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has witnessed an extraordinary surge in his net worth, swelling by approximately $70 billion following Donald Trump’s election victory. This phenomenal…

X Users May Soon Access Grok AI for Free

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok could soon be available to X’s free users—but there’s a catch. According to TechCrunch, Musk’s xAI has begun testing free access to Grok in select…

Amazon Confirms Breach Impacting Employee Contact Details

Amazon has confirmed that a data breach at a third-party vendor led to the exposure of employee contact information. The incident, tied to the mass exploitation of the MOVEit Transfer…

Nintendo Direct to Unveil Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World

Nintendo is preparing to reveal the highly anticipated Donkey Kong Country section of its Super Nintendo World theme park in an exclusive 10-minute Nintendo Direct stream. The broadcast, scheduled for…

Apple Expands Self-Service Repair for iPhone 16 Series

Apple has officially added iPhone 16 and 16 Pro repair parts to its self-service repair store, enabling users to replace commonly damaged components on their own. Available parts include essential…

Elon Musk’s X Moves All Legal Fights to Conservative Texas Court District

Elon Musk has set up his social media platform, X, to handle lawsuits in the Northern District of Texas — a federal court district known for its conservative-leaning judges, as…