Pinterest

Patent Drop

Pinterest’s Spam Scraping Patent Could Fight Misinformation

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Pinterest wants to kick spam to the curb with a patent that uses AI to detect malicious links.

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Patent Drop

Pinterest Is Taking an Interest in Your Scrolling Habits

Pinterest wants to make it’s ads seem seamless.

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Pinterest Reads Into Things

Pinterest wants to get to know you on a deeper level.

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Pinterest’s blockchain interests

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year YouTube Became TV

YouTube may have started off as a platform for small screens, but now it’s increasingly dominating the living room TV.

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