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Sydney Lake is an associate editor at Fortune, where she writes and edits news for the publication's global news desk covering generational dynamics, billionaire philanthropy, housing, real estate, luxury, and wealth. Before joining Fortune, Sydney served as the assistant editor of Virginia Business magazine and worked on the production desk at CQ Roll Call. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and leadership studies from the University of Richmond and her master's degree in digital media management from the University of Southern California.
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Tech
The dating app exodus: 4 reasons Gen Z and millennials are rebelling against Hinge, Tinder, and Bumble
By Sydney LakeJanuary 20, 2025
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Lifestyle
TikTok influencers threaten to not pay their taxes if the app gets banned
By Sydney LakeJanuary 17, 2025
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Retail
Walgreens replaced its refrigerator doors with digitized ad-laden glass. It might become a $200 million debacle
By Sydney LakeJanuary 17, 2025
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Retail
54-year-old woman who led an $8 million beauty product shoplifting ring sentenced to 5 years in prison
By Sydney LakeJanuary 16, 2025
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Tech
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle call for Meta to reverse its decision on fact-checking, which they say was fueled by ‘ego or profit’
By Sydney LakeJanuary 14, 2025
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Finance
Experts say Los Angeles rental prices will ‘inevitably’ spike post-wildfires
By Sydney LakeJanuary 11, 2025
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Environment
All the Hollywood stars who have lost their homes or had to evacuate due to the California wildfires
By Sydney LakeJanuary 9, 2025
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Lifestyle
Mark Zuckerberg wore one of the rarest watches in the world, worth $900,000, while announcing the end of fact-checking at Meta
By Sydney LakeJanuary 8, 2025
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Tech
A Waymo passenger filmed his self-driving cab losing control and driving in circles endlessly
By Sydney LakeJanuary 7, 2025
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Success
Job recruiters are carrot-and-sticking candidates with work-from-home perks to get people to sign on at lower salaries
By Sydney LakeJanuary 5, 2025
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Lifestyle
Hardcore fliers and TikTokers took up a challenge to earn 1 million airline points, which involved flying on over a dozen airlines in a matter of weeks
By Sydney LakeJanuary 2, 2025
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Lifestyle
Walmart is selling a $78 dupe of the Hermès Birkin bag that fans say is so realistic it makes the expensive one obsolete
By Sydney LakeDecember 31, 2024
How Revelry evolved from selling sorority gear out of the trunk of a car to building a $39 million wedding-wear empire
Success
How Revelry evolved from selling sorority gear out of the trunk of a car to building a $39 million wedding-wear empire
By Sydney LakeDecember 27, 2024
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Lifestyle
La-Z-Boy launches ‘never recline’ petition for airplane passenger seats—and it’s closing in on 200,000 signatures
By Sydney LakeDecember 24, 2024
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Retail
Starbucks’ worker strike expands to a dozen major U.S. cities after employees say the chain offered an ‘insulting economic package’
By Sydney LakeDecember 23, 2024
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