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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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 10: Mark Cuban speaks onstage during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Hilton Austin on March 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Julia Beverly/WireImage)

AI can make anyone rich: Mark Cuban says it could turn ‘just one dude in a basement’ into a trillionaire

Ilana Dunn

Dating apps are doomed because Gen Z is locked in on meet-cutes, former Hinge content lead says: They want to vibe their way through meeting people

Real estate agent or architect showing a couple a new home. The agent is holding a digital tablet which everyone is looking at. The living room, kitchen and dining room can be seen in the background.

Condo prices are falling. Gen Z and millennials: This could be your shot to break into the housing market

SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 25: A customer enters a Home Depot store on February 25, 2025 in San Rafael, California. Home improvement retailer Home Depot reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings with revenue of $39.70 billion compared to analyst expectations of $39.12 billion. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Home Depot made a key acquisition to corner the pro market—but some analysts say it overpaid at $4.3 billion

Warren Buffett and his first wife, Susan

Warren Buffett says the most important financial decision you can make has nothing to do with the stock market

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mark Zuckerberg’s dream for AI chatbots to become your friend is as unhealthful as ‘junk food,’ Hinge CEO says

Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and chief executive officer of Bumble Inc., during the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Bloomberg Tech is a future-focused gathering that aims to spark conversations around cutting-edge technologies and the future applications for business. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bumble cut 30% of its workforce—the magnitude of which JPMorgan says ‘comes as a surprise’

Family with financial problems discussing about expensive bills and calculating domestic expenses at home

Parents are sacrificing retirement, taking second jobs, and liquidating investments just to afford college for their kids

man filming

Arts & Entertainment

TV and movies are so expensive to produce not even AI will make a significant financial difference—and the streaming wars are to blame

man looking out window on plane

Travel & Leisure

A 35-year-old Florida man booked more than 120 free flights by posing as a flight attendant

mother and daughter doing homework together

‘College doesn’t carry the same ROI it once did’: 70% of teens say their parents support them going to trade school or getting an apprenticeship

Mark Cuban speaking

Bluesky is backfiring. Mark Cuban says the ‘lack of diversity of thought’ is actually pushing users back to X

woman looking stressed paying bills

The American dream is no longer buying a house—it’s paying off debt

Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s advice to young people is to work with those who outshine you

woman shopping for Campbell's soup in grocery store

Elon Musk predicts a recession this year. 8 sneaky signs we actually could be headed for one