Sydney Lake

Sydney Lake is an associate editor at Fortune, where she writes and edits news for the publication's global news desk. At Fortune, she previously wrote about real estate, housing, and higher education. Before joining Fortune, Sydney served as the assistant editor of Virginia Business magazine and interned 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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Lifestyle

La-Z-Boy launches ‘never recline’ petition for airplane passenger seats—and it’s closing in on 200,000 signatures

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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’

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman sitting in chairs

Tech

Walmart is experimenting with body cameras for employees—like the ones used by cops—as the retail industry fends off ‘unprecedented levels’ of shopper violence

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Young person purchasing something on their phone with their credit card

Finance

Macy’s employee responsible for a $151 million accounting scandal made one mistake that snowballed into an intentional coverup

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Leadership

Bill Gates ‘didn’t believe in vacations’ and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success

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Leadership

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La-Z-Boy launches ‘never recline’ petition for airplane passenger seats—and it’s closing in on 200,000 signatures

Starbucks’ worker strike expands to a dozen major U.S. cities after employees say the chain offered an ‘insulting economic package’

Sam Altman calls Elon Musk a ‘bully’ who enjoys getting into fights with fellow billionaires

MacKenzie Scott’s mysterious donations totaled $2 billion this year—and many were a complete surprise

Bark Air, the high-end airline for dogs, is offering limited flights for one-eighth the normal cost

Walmart is experimenting with body cameras for employees—like the ones used by cops—as the retail industry fends off ‘unprecedented levels’ of shopper violence

Gen Z is so pessimistic about the future they’ve resorted to ‘doom spending’ through the holiday season

Doomscrolling has reportedly made TikTok’s annual carbon footprint almost the same as the entire country of Greece

Temu’s billionaire founder lost his title as China’s richest person just 20 days after winning it

Macy’s employee responsible for a $151 million accounting scandal made one mistake that snowballed into an intentional coverup

Bill Gates ‘didn’t believe in vacations’ and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success

Rupert Murdoch’s children started ‘secretly discussing’ the future of his empire after seeing a ‘Succession’ episode

Steve Jobs taught Gap’s former CEO that micromanaging can be a good thing

Starbucks’ new CEO Brian Niccol wants you to get a brewed coffee in ‘less than 30 seconds’

Chipotle admits to raising prices—the same day a top analyst spotted a protein price hike at 20% of its stores