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Bill Ready named to inaugural Pacsun Youth 25™ for leadership in positive digital experiences

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready has been named to the inaugural Pacsun Youth 25™ list, recognizing his leadership in fostering positive digital experiences for youth culture.

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for Pinterest (2026-08-28)

On August 26, 2026, Julia Brau Donnelly submitted her resignation as Chief Financial Officer of Pinterest, Inc. to pursue another opportunity. Donnelly will remain with the company through October 30, 2026, to ensure an orderly transition, with Pinterest noting her departure is not due to any disagreements concerning operations, policies, or accounting practices. Pinterest has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. Effective October 30, 2026, Pinterest has appointed Vikram Naidu, age 40, as interim Principal Financial Officer in addition to his ongoing role as Vice President, Finance and Business Operations. Naidu, who joined Pinterest in March 2024, previously held senior finance positions at Verkada and Lyft, bringing substantial financial planning and operational experience to oversee financial leadership during the transition.

• CFO Julia Brau Donnelly resigned on August 26, 2026, and will remain through October 30, 2026, with no operational or accounting disagreements reported.
• Vikram Naidu (VP of Finance and Business Operations) was appointed interim Principal Financial Officer effective October 30, 2026.
• Pinterest has commenced an external executive search to identify a permanent Chief Financial Officer.

VideoDays Festival 2026 to Discuss New Media Economy in Cologne

The VideoDays Festival, taking place October 29 in Cologne, aims to bring together around 1,500 content creators, platforms, media houses, agencies, producers, brands, and creatives. Five years after its repositioning as an industry summit, the festival focuses on fundamental changes in the creator and community economy. Platforms such as YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, Meta, and Substack will participate, highlighting their roles in distribution, monetization, and community building. The event includes panels on topics like knowledge dissemination, criticism vs. outrage economy, creators as founders, YouTube as a series hotspot, and the value of niche communities. The VD Award Gala will honor outstanding German creators in 20 categories, including the Best Brand Collab Award. The festival is supported by the State Chancellery of NRW and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

• VideoDays Festival takes place on October 29 in Cologne, with ~1,500 participants.
• Platforms including YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, Meta, and Substack will attend.
• VD Award Gala will be held, with 20 categories including Best Brand Collab.

Reddit ends RSS feeds and public API due to AI scraping

Reddit announced that it will discontinue support for RSS feeds starting November 13, 2026, citing the format's vulnerability to large-scale scraping and automated abuse. The company also revealed that its public API will be shut down by March 2027, impacting social listening tools, researchers, and AI assistants that rely on programmatic access to Reddit conversations. These moves are part of Reddit's broader efforts to protect its data and monetize it through AI licensing deals, which have become a profitable separate revenue stream. The company is recommending moderators migrate to its Discord Relay Devvit app, but acknowledges there is no direct replacement for general RSS use. Additionally, Reddit will restrict access to Old Reddit to logged-in moderators and users active in the past six months, and developers must register their apps by January 12, 2027.

• Reddit will end RSS feed support on November 13, 2026.
• Reddit's public API access will end by March 2027.
• Reddit's non-advertising revenue grew 24% year-over-year to $43 million in Q2 2026.

HBO Max Reddit Account Hacked for Ad Fraud

HBO Max's verified Reddit account was compromised by a hacker group, which ran 108 ad variations over two days before being detected. The malicious ads promoted fake HBO Max downloads and promos, using a lookalike domain 'hbomax.us' to deceive users into data harvesting. Reddit stated it locked the account, removed the ads, and is working with HBO Max to enhance security. Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max's parent, did not comment. The breach reportedly stemmed from a compromised employee account, highlighting ongoing ad account takeover risks. The article also notes similar issues on Google Ads and calls for platforms to notify users affected by scam ads.

• HBO Max's verified Reddit account was taken over by a hacker group.
• The attackers ran 108 ad variations targeting Reddit users.
• Malicious ads used domain 'hbomax.us' to trick users into data harvesting.

Reddit co-founder says tech industry tone deaf on AI risks

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian criticized the tech industry for being 'tone deaf' in explaining AI risks, saying misinformation is widespread. He argued the AI debate should focus on substantive risks rather than political point-scoring. His comments follow warnings from researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic about recursive self-improvement (RSI), where AI systems could build more advanced models, potentially leading to loss of human control. Ohanian believes risks are more mundane than 'Terminator' scenarios, and stressed the need for thoughtful conversation over slogans.

• Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder, told CNBC the tech industry has been 'pretty tone deaf' in explaining AI risks.
• Researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic have issued warnings about recursive self-improvement (RSI).
• Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, accusing the companies of 'gambling with our lives'.