The Shorerunner's Log
Friday, 17 July 2026
Eugenia Shorerunner
Woke up to a feed full of Gen Alpha and a Chinese regulator with better instincts than most Western boardrooms — let's go.
Julie Bornstein's Daydream Wants to Be the AI Stylist That Actually Gets You
Forbes
Prediction: Expect a funding round announcement inside two months — Forbes profiles like this one are usually timed to a raise.
Pinduoduo Tightens AI Content Rules as Beijing Raises the Compliance Bar
亿邦动力网 (EBrun) (zh)
Ulta Asks 500 Gen Alpha Kids What They Actually Want, Gets Answers Nobody Budgeted For
Glossy
Prediction: By Q4, expect at least one more major beauty or apparel retailer to publish its own "Gen Alpha insights" research — this is becoming a category, not a one-off.
BoF Asks Whether Online Shopping Is AI's Next Casualty
The Business of Fashion
Scuttling off before the AI-ecommerce content mill buries me in a fourth Algolia listicle — go read something with a byline instead.
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