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Karoline Leavitt stepped down as White House press secretary to focus on her family, and her resignation post on X was labeled as "made with AI." This disclosure highlights broader industry efforts by companies like YouTube, Substack, Pinterest, and Anthropic to implement watermarking and tools intended to identify AI-generated or manipulated content.

A Reddit user received an unsolicited DM from an unfamiliar account attempting a pig-butchering scam. The sender mentioned holding an EB-5 green card, engaged in personal conversation about travel and China, and had a suspicious account history with auto-generated details and irrelevant subreddit activity. Reverse image search revealed the sender's photos were previously posted online, confirming the scam.

Pinterest reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter, but its sales guidance was lukewarm, leading to a decline in shares.

Pinterest reported a second-quarter loss of $46.7 million, or 8 cents per share, but adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share exceeded Wall Street expectations. Revenue reached $1.18 billion, surpassing forecasts, and the company projected $1.19 billion to $1.21 billion for the upcoming quarter.

A user encountered a potential scam on Discord involving a person who lied about their age and later sent an angry parent message. The user noted red flags like an unchanged username, suspicious profile images, and inconsistent behavior. The parent claimed to contact police, but the account remained active with no further action.

A user received an email from Nucery Jewelry claiming to have discovered their Pinterest account. The email, purportedly from Olivia at Nucery Jewelry, offers to send jewelry in exchange for content creation but requests an address. The user questions if this is a scam.

A user reported being scammed by a bot offering art commissions, after paying part of the fee and later discovering the artist's account was banned and their work was likely stolen from platforms like Pinterest and TikTok. The user found inconsistencies in the bot's art styles and aims to warn others about the potential scam.

Wall Street is concerned that President Trump lacks viable options for ending the war with Iran. The article also mentions that wars are considered beneficial for stock markets, and other topics like AI model choices, Reddit's advertising clients, and a humorous claim about Harry Styles affecting European interest rates.

Pinterest's CMO Claudine Cheever emphasized that the platform focuses on user intention rather than attention, measuring success through engagement. Cheever, who joined Pinterest from Amazon in January 2026, highlighted the platform's role in helping users decide what to try, buy, or do next.

A Google employee intentionally limited her 8-year-old daughter's technology use but now faces challenges as her child mirrors her AI habits. She aims to teach her daughter intentional AI use while balancing offline learning and digital literacy.

CMOs from Coach, American Eagle, Bobbie, and other companies are prioritizing platforms like Pinterest, YouTube, and TikTok to target Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences. They emphasize using AI, consumer interviews, and visual discovery tools to engage younger demographics and adapt to evolving digital trends.

Singaporeans are traveling to China's furniture capital to purchase custom-made furnishings for their homes, using detailed planning tools like Pinterest and floor plans. These design-focused travelers prioritize bespoke furniture over traditional tourist attractions.

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready emphasizes the platform's role as a visual search engine for shopping, leveraging AI to enhance product recommendations and advertising. The company reports over 80 billion monthly searches, with more than half being commercial, and has launched AI-driven tools like 'Pinterest Performance+' to improve ad targeting.

A user reports being redirected to 'omg10.com' after clicking links on Pinterest, where the site displays a suspicious pop-up ad mimicking a captcha and prompting a VPN download. The user suspects malvertising or a scam, noting the issue does not occur when directly visiting the site or when others in the post's comments do not report similar problems.

Major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle are adopting Arm-based processors to improve performance and energy efficiency in cloud infrastructure. Companies such as Spotify, Pinterest, and Uber report significant cost savings and performance gains using Arm-based instances, with industry trends shifting toward heterogeneous compute strategies.

Extra, a new email service by former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around users' lives rather than traditional inboxes. The article highlights the product's positive reception and innovative approach.

Tech companies are cutting thousands of jobs while heavily investing in AI, with Microsoft, Amazon, Block, Meta, Oracle, Pinterest, and Atlassian leading layoffs. Over 165,000 tech workers have been laid off in the past year, raising concerns about AI's impact on employment.