Sydney Lake

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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young adult male posing for a portrait

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan says he founded the popular prediction market from his bathroom

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hates bureaucracy so much he’s planning to increase the ratio of employees to managers

Donald Trump clapping in front of American flag

A mystery Polymarket trader bet major money that Trump would win—and it just paid off to the tune of $40 million

TOPSHOT – Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Tesla shares soar during after-hours trading as a Trump victory appears increasingly likely

BUTLER, PA – OCT. 5: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. This is the first time former president Donald Trump has returned to Butler since he was injured during an attempted assassination on July 13. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Elon Musk, having assembled his ‘cavalry,’ says he’ll remain a big player in American politics after the presidential election

By Sydney Lake and Alena Botros

Joe Biden wearing sunglasses standing at a podium

Search interest for ‘did Joe Biden drop out’ is spiking on Election Day even though he withdrew months ago

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debating

Polymarket users who bet on the presidential election might not see payouts until the inauguration

Mike Bloomberg standing in front of American flags

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg voted early for Kamala Harris ‘without hesitation’

Red Lobster CEO sitting in restaurant

Red Lobster is on a hiring spree to replace its C-suite in the aftermath of the endless shrimp debacle

A cute goldendoodle dog sitting inside a delivery box against stacked cardboard boxes in the living room. House moving service. Home ownership concept. New change in lives.

This 51-year-old renter with Stage 3 breast cancer thought she’d ‘go to her grave’ without owning a home. That was until she found Divvy Homes’ rent-to-own program

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar landing vehicle for the Moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

America’s 10 richest men can’t agree who should be the next president

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 19: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally on October 19, 2024, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. There are 17 days remaining until the U.S. presidential election, which will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Polymarket says one French whale is responsible for the lion’s share of bets on a Trump win, to the tune of $28 million worth of crypto

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., listens while playing cards on the sidelines the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., on Sunday, May 1, 2016. Dozens of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries will be showing off their products as Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett hosts the company’s annual meeting. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Warren Buffett is so over AI deepfakes he forced Berkshire Hathaway to release a statement saying he would never endorse a presidential candidate: ‘It just ain’t me’

Mike Jeffries, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, leaves the store on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris.

Mike Jeffries was responsible for Abercrombie’s explosive popularity in the early aughts—and its hypersexualized marketing approach

Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries

Former Abercrombie CEO accused of coercing men into sex for a chance to model for the brand