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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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WhatsApp surpasses 3 billion monthly users

WhatsApp now has over 3 billion active users each month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday. The messaging app, founded in 2009 and…

Epic Games wins big in legal battle with Apple

Fortnite may finally be returning to the U.S. iOS app store after a long absence as soon as next week. This marks yet another ruling in the deepening saga of…

Wikipedia embraces AI while ensuring human volunteers remain essential

On Wednesday, Wikipedia shared their new artificial intelligence strategy with the world. The organization focused on its willingness to put the largely human community of editors and volunteers first. This…

Microsoft CEO Reveals Up to 30% of the Company’s Code Is AI-Written

Meta Platforms Inc. will stop employing full-time fact-checkers in the U.S. on the first day of business next week. This decision is part of a broader shift in the company’s…

Waymo and Toyota Team Up to Explore New Autonomous Vehicle Possibilities

Waymo and Toyota both believe in the potential for a strong partnership. Jointly, they hope to create a unique vehicle purpose-built for use in ride-hailing fleets. The collaboration seeks to…

X Loses 11 Million Users in the EU Since Musk’s Takeover

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has reported a substantial decrease in its user base across Europe. The company’s April DSA transparency report has some heart-stopping news…

Snapchat Scraps Plans for Simplified App Version

Snapchat has reportedly dumped plans for a kids version of its super complicated app. This decision follows a comprehensive testing period of seven months. This decision was revealed in the…

Freepik Launches AI Image Generator Trained on Licensed Data

Freepik, a well-known platform for online graphic design resources, has just released a F Lite, a new artificial intelligence image generator. As part of this effort, we created this new…

Amazon Scraps Plans to Display Tariff Costs After White House Pushback

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it had considered displaying import charges on items sold through its Haul platform but decided against it after backlash. Haul, Amazon’s answer to discount retailers…

Meta Unveils Preview of API for Llama AI Models

We’re thrilled that Meta has now launched the Llama API in full. Specifically, this new tool is intended to give developers the ability to more easily develop and fine-tune the…

Amazon Won’t Break Out Tariff Costs Online as White House Criticizes Potential Move

Tariffs have become a household topic in today’s economic environment, with great effect on U.S. consumers and businesses. Global trade rules are shifting, and platforms like Temu and Shein are…

Adidas Says U.S. Tariffs Will Push Product Prices Higher

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Section 301 tariffs will lead to price increases on every product we sell in the United States. The company, which recently overcame challenges stemming from its…

Zuckerberg’s Funded Elementary School For Low-Income Children Set To Close

The Primary School, a Silicon Valley elementary school backed by Mark Zuckerberg, is preparing to close its doors in 2026. The charter school currently serves around 550 children, operating a…

Google Moves Android Updates to Virtual Event Before I/O Developer Conference

Google has confirmed the launch of a new virtual event titled “The Android Show: I/O Edition,” scheduled to air on May 13. This event will be a great warm-up to…

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…