Editor-in-Chief and CCO, @Fortunemagazine. Former EIC @businessinsider. @NewhouseSU Advisory Board. Proudly married to @lombosco!
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
Jun 11
I'm a technology optimist. I’ve spent four decades studying disruptive innovation, from the microprocessor, the internet, mobile phones to OpenAI. I'm certain AI will do 80% of the economically valuable work humans do today, for 80% of all jobs, faster than most believe. The question isn't whether mass underemployment arrives, but whether we have a policy framework ready. Right now we don't.
Jun 11
We will need a new tax code for the wealth AI creates ft.trib.al/999yn2u
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
Jun 11
The #FortuneCrypto100 list is here.💰
Top companies include:
➡️ @coinbase
➡️ @FTI_US
➡️ @RobinhoodApp
➡️ @HyperliquidX
➡️ @a16z
➡️ @tether
➡️ @chainalysis
➡️ @BlackRock
➡️ @MARA
🔗 See who made our new list with @inca_digital: fortune.com/ranking/crypto/2…
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
Jun 11
This is gonna be a big story that @agarfinks hit...on the nose! 👃
“How many people think that they have bought into SpaceX, but they’re actually just funding some dude’s coke habit in Miami? The number is not zero,” said Anduril cofounder Matt Grimm
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Jun 11
I know everyone wants to talk about the Knicks (yes so cool and the last 1.2 seconds were bananas!) BUT…who can I talk to about euphoria season 3?!? That was the most bonkers thing I have ever watched
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
Jun 8
An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.
On Intel, AI, Boeing, Iran—and what happens to his style of one to one dealmaking when he's gone: "Can't answer that question. I don't know. It's not going to happen again."
Inside Fortune's exclusive with @ajs: bit.ly/43TFg3d
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
Jun 3
Amazon claims the top spot on the 2026 Fortune 500. @FortuneMagazine Editor-in-Chief @ajs explains why the company topped the list. $AMZN
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
Amazon tops this year’s Fortune 500, the first No. 1 seat-change in 13 years. It did so by vaulting over bitter rival Walmart.
Jun 3
The 2026 Fortune 500 list is officially here.💰
Top companies include:
➡️ @amazon
➡️ @Walmart
➡️ @UnitedHealthGrp
➡️ @Apple
➡️ Alphabet (@Google)
🔗See who made our full list here: bit.ly/4fp6Tsc
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Jun 3
The Fortune 500, in its 72nd year, just dropped. For the first time in over a decade, it has a new No. 1!
The companies generated a combined $21.0 trillion in revenue and $2.1 trillion in profits last year. They employ 30.5 million people. I’ll be on CNBC this afternoon with the (awesome) @KellyCNBC to unpack it. fortune.com/ranking/fortune5…
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May 29
The fact that he has never worked in broadcast news is I bet the point! Excited to see what Nick can do with fresh perspective.
May 28
Breaking News: Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, replaced the top producer of “60 Minutes” with Nick Bilton, a tech journalist and documentarian who has never worked in traditional broadcast news. nyti.ms/4fdGu0d
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May 29
New big scoop from @SebasAHerrera: Microsoft is building a super app that combines coding, chat, and other Copilot AI tools fortune.com/2026/05/29/micro…
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May 27
I had a blast with you this morning, Kate! Thanks for having me on to shine a light on these powerful executives -- who all just happen to be women! @_emmahinchliffe did an incredible job on the ranking.
May 27
Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list is out. And @FortuneMagazine EOC joined me to discuss. @FortuneMPW @ajs
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May 27
Congratulations to @Citi CEO Jane Fraser on her ranking as #1 on @FortuneMPW! Her 5 year turnaround of the bank — a tall task her predecessors struggled with — is achieving impressive results fortune.com/2026/05/27/most-…
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
May 22
Fortune Editor-in-Chief @ajs spent an hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.
They discussed tariffs, Intel, AI, Boeing, Iran—and the question every CEO eventually has to answer: who's next? bit.ly/4uMp13A
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
May 22
“By this person’s math, there could be as much as $1 trillion in capital chasing $30 billion to $50 billion in available shares.
Cue the chaos.”
May 22
Inside the fraud-ripe feeding frenzy to snag Anthropic shares while the company remains private - @agarfinks with the tea on the insanity, including gobs of money being wired before investors ensure the shares they think they’re buying are even real fortune.com/2026/05/22/insid…
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May 22
Inside the fraud-ripe feeding frenzy to snag Anthropic shares while the company remains private - @agarfinks with the tea on the insanity, including gobs of money being wired before investors ensure the shares they think they’re buying are even real fortune.com/2026/05/22/insid…
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May 20
So excited to work with you, Sebastian! A big welcome to Fortune
May 19
🚨 Have not posted on here in awhile! Logging on to share some exciting personal news:
I’m joining @FortuneMagazine soon as tech correspondent. I’ll still be based in the SF area, keeping a close eye on the industry's biggest players and most defining trends.
Naturally, a major focus of my coverage will continue to be artificial intelligence and the massive infrastructure behind it. If you work at Amazon, Microsoft or any of the leading companies driving this space, I'd love to chat. You can reach me securely on Signal at seb.39. (I'll share my Fortune email address once it's up and running).
I’m deeply grateful for my seven years at The Wall Street Journal, where I was fortunate to write about Amazon, Microsoft, AI, cloud computing and other topics. I’m thankful to all of my wonderful former colleagues there, as well as the many sources that helped shape my stories.
You can follow me here, as well as LinkedIn and Bluesky @sebasaherrera.bsky.social. Let’s keep the conversation going at Fortune!
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
May 19
“The internet giant is launching AlphaSpace, a customizable dashboard that aims to bring Wall Street-style research tools to 150 million everyday investors.” — @FortuneMagazine fortune.com/2026/05/19/exclu…
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May 18
The smartphone’s days are numbered. Meet the device that could come next, from the guy with maybe the best vantage point. fortune.com/2026/05/18/smart…
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Alyson Shontell retweeted
May 18
Breaking: A jury sided with Sam Altman and OpenAI in a landmark lawsuit brought by Elon Musk, who alleged that the startup behind the world’s most popular chatbot “stole a charity” when it converted into a for-profit company on.wsj.com/4ulwFlH
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