Yasmin Gagne

London, New York

Writer and Editor at Fast Company

Host at Most Innovative Companies

Writer/editor @FastCompany Pitches to [email protected]. Freelance writing in NYMag, NYT, Vanity Fair, Inc.

Articles

Say goodbye to cheap versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

2 weeks ago | devicedaily.com | Yasmin Gagne

Say goodbye to cheap versions of Ozempic and Wegovy There’s never a dull day in the world of weight-loss medication. This week brought new restrictions on compounded GLP-1 medication, the cheaper, copycat versions of brand-name drugs that telehealth companies like Hims & Hers and Noom had been offering.
Feeling lonely? X cofounder Ev Williams has an app for that.

3 weeks ago | devicedaily.com | Yasmin Gagne

Feeling lonely? X cofounder Ev Williams has an app for that. When Twitter cofounder and Medium founder Evan “Ev” Williams was planning his 50th birthday party, he didn’t know who to invite. Having spent more of his life building and scaling tech companies, he found himself feeling disconnected from friends. That’s why he started Mozi last yearwith Molly DeWolf Swenson, a marketer and producer.
LTK quiere ser el LinkedIn de los creadores

1 month ago | fastcompany.mx | Yasmin Gagne

Horas antes de que entrara en vigor en enero una ley federal que obligaba al gigante tecnológico chino ByteDance a vender las operaciones de TikTok en Estados Unidos, la red social cerró. Aunque el servicio se restableció al día siguiente, miles de creadores de contenido de TikTok se enfrentaron a la posibilidad de que su fuente de ingresos desapareciera en un instante.
YouTube Shorts quer crescer ainda mais com o (possível) fim do TikTok nos EUA

1 month ago | fastcompanybrasil.com | Yasmin Gagne

Quando a Índia baniu o TikTok em 2020, o YouTube reagiu lançando um recurso de vídeos curtos com uma experiência semelhante. Menos de um ano depois, esse formato foi lançado globalmente como YouTube Shorts, permitindo que criadores publiquem vídeos verticais de até 180 segundos. Hoje, a plataforma acumula 1,5 bilhão de usuários e recebe, em média, 70 bilhões de visualizações por dia.
How Yahoo built AI-driven content discovery into its revamped news app

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Yasmin Gagne

In April 2024, Yahoo acquired Artifact, a tool that uses AI to recommend news to readers. Yahoo folded Artifact’s—which was cofounded by Instagram cofounders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom—into its revamped news app to help surface and curate content for readers. Most Read from Fast Company Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone came on the Most Innovative Companies podcast to talk about the acquisition, the company’s approach to news curation, and what the future could hold for the private equity-owned company.
How Dr. Becky created a pocket-sized parenting coach

1 month ago | devicedaily.com | Yasmin Gagne

How Dr. Becky created a pocket-sized parenting coach March 29, 2025 Dr. Becky Kennedy, a New York City-based clinical psychologist who coaches parents through difficult moments with their kids, has created a booming business centered on the notion that kids are, essentially, good people. The idea sounds simple, but to Kennedy, it’s profound—the key to unlocking healthy parent-child relationships.
Cómo YouTube Shorts se enfrenta a TikTok

1 month ago | fastcompany.mx | Yasmin Gagne

Cuando India prohibió TikTok en 2020, YouTube respondió lanzando una función de videos cortos con una experiencia de usuario similar. Menos de un año después, esta función se implementó globalmente como YouTube Shorts, que permite a los creadores publicar contenido vertical deslizable de 180 segundos de duración. Actualmente, YouTube Shorts cuenta con aproximadamente 1,500 millones de usuarios y recibe un promedio de 70,000 millones de visualizaciones diarias.
YouTube Shorts: Competing with TikTok in the Short-Form Video Landscape

1 month ago | fastcompany.co.za | Yasmin Gagne

Yasmin Gagne|Published 32 minutes agoWith a TikTok ban on the horizon, YouTube Shorts product lead Todd Sherman talks about getting the algorithm right and listening to creators. Image: Syntika/iStock/Getty Images PlusWhen India banned TikTok in 2020, YouTube responded by launching a short-form video feature with a similar user experience in the country.
How Yahoo built AI-driven content discovery into its revamped news app

1 month ago | fastcompany.com | Yasmin Gagne

In April 2024, Yahoo acquired Artifact, a tool that uses AI to recommend news to readers. Yahoo folded Artifact's-which was cofounded by Instagram cofounders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom-into its revamped news app to help surface and curate content for readers. Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone came on the Most Innovative Companies podcast to talk about the acquisition, the company's approach to news curation, and what the future could hold for the private equity-owned company.
How YouTube Shorts is taking on TikTok

1 month ago | fastcompany.com | Yasmin Gagne

When India banned TikTok in 2020, YouTube responded by launching a short-form video feature with a similar user experience in the country. Less than a year later, that feature rolled out globally as YouTube Shorts, which allows creators to post 180-second-long swipeable vertical content. Today, YouTube Shorts has roughly 1.5 billion users and receives an average of 70 billion daily views.