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Alexandra Sternlicht

@iamsternlicht
10 posts
2024-07-02
NEW: The founder of “looksmaxxing” app UMAX tells me that the company, which launched in December 2023, is making $500,000 per month. The app currently ranks above TaskRabbit and Zillow Rentals on Apple's lifestyle app chart. Psychologists are concerned. https://fortune.com/...
2024-07-02 View on X
Fortune

An overview of “looksmaxxing” apps that rate teen boys' faces and are criticized for worsening the youth mental health crisis; paid app UMAX has 7M+ downloads

I thought “lookmaxxing” was just a meme joke thing.  [embedded post] X: Verne Kopytoff / @vkopytoff : One person claimed to have obtained a chiseled jaw by hitting his face with a ...

When Fortune searched for “looksmax” on Instagram, it found a video of a user with a chiseled jaw who claimed to have obtained it by hitting his face with a hammer (a practice known as “bone smashing"). The video shows users how to do it, while warning of its dangers.
2024-07-02 View on X
Fortune

An overview of “looksmaxxing” apps that rate teen boys' faces and are criticized for worsening the youth mental health crisis; paid app UMAX has 7M+ downloads

I thought “lookmaxxing” was just a meme joke thing.  [embedded post] X: Verne Kopytoff / @vkopytoff : One person claimed to have obtained a chiseled jaw by hitting his face with a ...

One looksmaxxing app, UMax, ranks higher in the Apple App Store charts than TaskRabbit and Zillow Rentals. In its mildest form, looksmaxxers tell boys to wash their faces; in its most extreme, they tell boys to pummel their jaws to induce micro fractures. https://fortune.com/...
2024-07-02 View on X
Fortune

An overview of “looksmaxxing” apps that rate teen boys' faces and are criticized for worsening the youth mental health crisis; paid app UMAX has 7M+ downloads

I thought “lookmaxxing” was just a meme joke thing.  [embedded post] X: Verne Kopytoff / @vkopytoff : One person claimed to have obtained a chiseled jaw by hitting his face with a ...

2024-06-21
“A divestiture is not possible technologically, commercially, or legally,” writes TikTok's counsel in its opening brief to challenge the constitutionality of the TikTok ban/divest law, explaining why ByteDance won't divest from TikTok. https://newsroom.tiktok.com/ ...
2024-06-21 View on X
Reuters

In a filing, ByteDance urged a US court to strike down a law that could ban TikTok in the US, recounting lengthy talks that it says the US ended in August 2022

which had been shrouded in secrecy. Eager for more revelations: https://www.nytimes.com/... David Shepardson / @davidshepardson : More from TikTok brief: “In short, Congress reache...

2024-04-07
Trained on actual OnlyFans creators chats, nascent OnlyFans AI chatbots are replacing the dirty (talk) work that has traditionally been outsourced to low-wage workers in developing nations.  Though the bots have been very successful—as they've mastered the ratio of chatting to selling—their popularity invites a slew of issues. https://fortune.com/...
2024-04-07 View on X
Fortune

A look at OnlyFans AI chatbot startups, which are replacing some low-wage workers with bots trained on creators' chats to mimic their dirty talk and upselling

Hey there, it's tech reporter Alexandra Sternlicht.  —  OnlyFans creators' careers are underwritten by sexting. Threads: @iamsternlicht . Mastodon: @Lironah@mstdn.games and @carnag...

Trained on actual OnlyFans creators' chats, nascent AI chatbots are replacing the dirty (talk) work that has traditionally been outsourced to low-wage workers in developing nations. https://fortune.com/...
2024-04-07 View on X
Fortune

A look at OnlyFans AI chatbot startups, which are replacing some low-wage workers with bots trained on creators' chats to mimic their dirty talk and upselling

Hey there, it's tech reporter Alexandra Sternlicht.  —  OnlyFans creators' careers are underwritten by sexting. Threads: @iamsternlicht . Mastodon: @Lironah@mstdn.games and @carnag...

2023-09-22
Not not @charlieputh (!!!!) endorsing AI music at the YouTube event [video]
2023-09-22 View on X
TechCrunch

YouTube unveils YouTube Studio AI features coming in 2024 and lets select creators test Aloud, a dubbing tool that creates AI-generated dubs in other languages

Youtube CEO Neal Mohan today announced a whole suite of new tools … See also Mediagazer

2023-09-07
“Interviews with more than two dozen executives, competitors, regulators, and former employees reveal a shape-shifter company with the aspirations of a market leader but the track record of a perpetual runner-up.” 👀@leomschwartz's Circle investigation https://fortune.com/...
2023-09-07 View on X
Fortune

A profile of Circle, after secondary market shares of the USDC developer traded at a ~$4.8B valuation in August 2023; Circle was valued at ~$8B in April 2022

lots of first-time details on one of the most important firms in crypto https://fortune.com/... @bitfinexed : Circle @jerallaire is losing to a fraud, he's too chicken shit to call...

2023-06-28
I've spent the last few weeks talking to Shein haul influencers. They've all said the content's popularity has diminished. Why? Audiences don't love the brand's association with conventionally hot models. With this, the Guangzhou trip makes sense https://fortune.com/...
2023-06-28 View on X
Fortune

How Shein's Guangzhou factory influencer tour, likely meant to foster goodwill and improve the company's image before a rumored IPO, backfired spectacularly

In recent days, Chinese fast fashion giant Shein took a handful of influencers on a tour of its Guangzhou factory.

2023-03-02
Neal Mohan plays by the rules. After Stanford, he worked in consulting. For public appearances, he almost always wears a blazer—black or blue. In workplace chat, he's known for his academic approach, according to insiders I interviewed. https://fortune.com/...
2023-03-02 View on X
The Verge

In a letter, YouTube head Neal Mohan outlines his key priorities and teases upcoming features, such as new generative AI tools for creators and Shorts additions

supporting the success of creators, building for the YouTube of the future, and protecting the YouTube community Here's what creators need to know! https://twitter.com/... @youtube...