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PINTEREST CEO SAYS AGENTIC SHOPPING IS STILL A LONG WAY OUT

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready stated during Q2 earnings that agentic shopping, where AI agents purchase items for users, remains far off. Ready positioned Pinterest as an AI-enabled shopping assistant that proactively recommends products aligned with users' tastes and interests. Pinterest stock declined after reporting revenue of $998 million, which beat expectations, but earnings per share missed analyst forecasts.

AI INDUSTRY HORRIFIED TO FACE LARGEST COPYRIGHT CLASS ACTION EVER CERTIFIED

Anthropic faces the largest copyright class action ever certified. The lawsuit, involving three authors challenging the company's AI training practices, threatens up to 7 million potential claimants seeking damages that could reach hundreds of billions of dollars. AI industry groups warn that this litigation could financially ruin companies and stifle America's technological competitiveness.

AUTOMATING DESIGN SYSTEMS: TIPS AND RESOURCES FOR GETTING STARTED

Design systems encompass tokens, components, workflows, and documentation that teams use to build consistent products, but keeping everything synchronized becomes challenging as projects grow. Smart tooling and automation through platforms like Figma, Supernova, and Token Studio can streamline token extraction, component syncing, and documentation updates. Breaking automation into smaller steps, testing outputs regularly, and leveraging AI assistance helps teams focus on design rather than manual maintenance tasks.

HOW STUDIO FREIGHT LAUNCHED PERPLEXITY'S BROWSER BEFORE IT EXISTED

Studio Freight designed Perplexity's Comet launch site and campaign as an abstract, cosmic-themed preview of the browser's possibilities, using space as a metaphor for exploration and curiosity rather than sci-fi spectacle. The team blended AI-generated visuals, archival footage, and seamless video transitions with elegant typography to create a scrollable narrative, moving quickly through daily iterations to balance concept, beauty, and emotional resonance.

MICROSOFT'S REAL AI CHALLENGE: MOVING PAST THE PROTOTYPES

Microsoft consistently identifies major technological shifts early and creates impressive prototypes, but then loses momentum while competitors advance. The company's pattern repeats with AI - early Bing Chat success gave way to ChatGPT and other competitors pulling ahead. Microsoft is now attempting to transform Copilot into a life companion, though its track record suggests another potential missed opportunity.

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