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Dave Smith

Dave Smith is a former Fortune U.S. News Editor. He also has been published in Business Insider, Newsweek, ABC News, and USA Today. He lives in Toronto.

A woman rubs her eyes while sitting at a desk
Finance
Survey says Americans haven’t felt this dejected about their income and business prospects in over a decade
By Dave SmithMarch 26, 2025
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Lifestyle
United customers took a two-hour flight to nowhere after a pilot forgot their passport and had to turn the China-bound plane back to San Francisco
By Dave SmithMarch 25, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks into a microphone
Tech
A man filed a complaint against OpenAI saying ChatGPT falsely accused him of killing his children
By Dave SmithMarch 21, 2025
Eric Migicovsky speaks on stage
Tech
Pebble founder says it’s ‘nearly impossible’ to create devices that play nice with the iPhone, adding Apple’s security claims are ‘what they tell you as they tuck you into bed’
By Dave SmithMarch 19, 2025
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Success
Elon Musk says his DOGE team works 120 hours a week. If they used all their remaining time for sleep, they still wouldn’t come close to 8 hours a night
By Dave SmithMarch 17, 2025
Tim Cook looks up while at the Super Bowl
Politics
Apple shareholders snub Trump’s anti-DEI push, rejecting a proposal to scrap diversity programs
By Dave SmithFebruary 25, 2025
Elon Musk, sitting in a chair wearing all black and black sunglasses, lifts his finger while speaking
Politics
Elon Musk says federal workers have one more chance to list their accomplishments via email: ‘Failure to respond a second time will result in termination’
By Dave SmithFebruary 25, 2025
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Retail
Starbucks is laying off over 1,000 workers and axing over a dozen menu items—including frappuccinos that baristas are sick and tired of making
By Dave SmithFebruary 25, 2025
The iPhone 16e from Apple, laying flat on a table
Tech
Apple just unveiled a new iPhone months outside its typical announcement window—but the most interesting thing about it isn’t the price tag
By Dave SmithFebruary 19, 2025
Edison workers work on a utility pole in California with palm trees in the background
Environment
Southern California Edison says its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire that broke out the same day two other blazes ravaged thousands of Los Angeles homes
By Dave Smith, Christopher Weber and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2025
Donald Trump and his wife Melania wave during Trump's first inauguration in 2017
Politics
Trump’s inauguration is reportedly sold out of VIP tickets—and some people who donated more than $1 million will get nothing in return
By Dave SmithJanuary 9, 2025
Elon Musk folds his arms while ringside at a UFC event
Politics
Elon Musk channels Hillary Clinton in calling Trump supporters ‘contemptible fools’ amid H-1B visa debate
By Dave SmithDecember 30, 2024
An Amazon delivery truck with its door open, revealing packages inside
Retail
Police say an Amazon driver ditched 80 packages in the woods before Christmas ‘because they were stressed’
By Dave SmithDecember 27, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg squints while talking
Tech
Mark Zuckerberg insists the 5,000-square-foot underground structure in his secret Hawaii compound is not a ‘doomsday bunker’
By Dave SmithDecember 27, 2024
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Tech
Scientist says the one thing everyone hates about AI is ultimately what helped him win a Nobel Prize
By Dave SmithDecember 24, 2024
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