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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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Electrify America Takes Steps to Prevent Charging Station Hogging

Electrify America, a leading EV charging company in the U.S., is set to penalize drivers who exceed necessary charging times, aiming to increase turnover and availability at busy stations. In…

Zoom Challenges Microsoft and Google with AI-Powered Docs

Zoom has launched Zoom Docs, an AI-powered word processor, positioning itself to compete with Microsoft and Google. Introduced in March, Zoom Docs is integrated with Zoom AI Companion, which uses…

X Faces Court in Ireland for Using EU Data to Train Grok Without Consent

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched High Court proceedings against Elon Musk’s X, accusing the company of using European user data without proper consent to train its artificial intelligence…

Reddit to Experiment with AI in Search Results

Reddit is set to introduce AI-generated summaries at the top of search results, aiming to enhance user experience by summarizing and recommending content. CEO Steve Huffman announced during Tuesday’s earnings…

Tech CEOs Reverse RTO Mandates with Only 3% Requiring Full-Time Office Work

Tech firms have spent the last two years urging workers back into the office, often using layoffs as a threat. Even Zoom shifted back to in-person work last year. However,…

Elon Musk’s X Files Lawsuit Claiming Massive Advertiser Boycott

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has initiated a lawsuit against a prominent group of advertisers, alleging a “massive advertiser boycott” that resulted in substantial revenue losses and violated antitrust…

Major Job Cuts at Dell as Company Shifts to AI

Dell is undergoing significant restructuring aimed at focusing more on AI-based products and servers, leading to substantial job cuts. An internal memo by sales executives John Byrne and Bill Scannell,…

OpenAI Co-founder John Schulman Leaves for Rival Anthropic

John Schulman, one of the co-founders of OpenAI, has left the ChatGPT maker for rival Anthropic. Schulman announced his departure in a social media post on X late Monday, stating,…

Video Game Actors Strike Over AI Concerns

Actors, represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), have initiated a strike against the video game industry due to unresolved issues concerning artificial intelligence…

NASA Delays Crew 9 Launch Due to Starliner Issues

NASA is set to delay the launch of the Crew 9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from August 18 to September 24. This decision, announced on Tuesday, August…

Microsoft and Delta Clash Over Responsibility for Massive IT Outage

Microsoft has strongly rebutted claims by Delta Air Lines that it was responsible for the airline’s substantial flight cancellations following last month’s global IT outage. The dispute centers around a…

Judge Finds Google Guilty of Search Monopoly

A federal judge ruled on Monday that Google has maintained an illegal monopoly in the search and text advertising markets, marking the first significant antitrust win against a tech giant…

OpenAI Holds Back Tool That Detect Academic Cheating via ChatGPT

OpenAI has developed a text watermarking tool capable of detecting essays authored by ChatGPT with significant accuracy. This development follows a report from The Wall Street Journal suggesting the tool…

Elon Musk Revives Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman in Federal Court

Elon Musk has revived a federal lawsuit against Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, alleging manipulation into co-founding OpenAI. Filed Monday, August 5, the lawsuit claims Musk was misled into investing…

European Commission Closes Case as TikTok Lite Drops Rewards Feature

The European Commission has concluded its Digital Services Act (DSA) investigation into TikTok Lite’s rewards feature, following TikTok’s commitment to permanently withdraw the mechanism from the EU. The “task and…

Second Patient Receives Neuralink Brain Chip Implant

Neuralink has successfully implanted its brain chip in a second patient, as confirmed by Elon Musk. This device, designed to assist paralyzed patients in using digital devices through thought alone,…

GameStop Shuts Down Game Informer Magazine Ending a 33-Year Legacy

Game Informer magazine, the longest-running gaming magazine in the U.S., has been shut down by its parent company, GameStop. This unexpected closure ends the 33-year legacy of the magazine and…

Apple Begins Payouts Over Faulty Butterfly Keyboards

Apple has initiated payments from its $50 million settlement over the defective MacBook butterfly keyboards. The settlement, approved last year, addresses a class action lawsuit filed in 2018. Keyboard owners…

Intel to Cut 15% of Workforce, Reports Quarterly Guidance Miss

Intel shares fell by up to 20% in extended trading on Thursday, August 1, after the company announced it would lay off over 15% of its workforce. This move is…

Meta Engages Hollywood Stars for AI Voice Projects

Meta, the tech giant behind platforms like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Ray-Ban Meta glasses, is reportedly engaging in talks with celebrities including Awkwafina, Judi Dench, and Keegan-Michael Key to…