Neowin News Feed for: Pinterest

Pinterest emphasizes focus on AI investments while planning layoffs

Usama Jawad — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:08:01 +0000

Pinterest has indicated that it will be laying off hundreds of employees over the next few months in its pursuit of AI products and capabilities. Read more...

Pinterest's new AI tool allows users to tune down AI-generated content

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:00:01 +0000

Pinterest has launched new features that will let users tailor how much AI content they see, aiming to enhance transparency and preserve authentic inspiration on the platform. Read more...

Pinterest will now prompt UK teenagers to close the app during school hours

David Uzondu — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:54:02 +0000

After rolling out a feature in the US and Canada that nudges teenagers to close the app and focus on schoolwork during class hours, Pinterest is now introducing an improved version in the UK. Read more...

Pinterest announces new AI-powered features to help you find and refine ideas using images

David Uzondu — Mon, 05 May 2025 19:28:01 +0000

Pinterest has announced a new generative AI-powered feature that streamlines image-based search, launching in certain countries and categories. Read more...

Pinterest launches update to help you fight back against "AI slop" on its platform

David Uzondu — Thu, 01 May 2025 00:20:02 +0000

Pinterest users have been voicing concerns over the growing presence of AI-generated content, and the company is now rolling out tools to tackle the issue. Read more...

Pinterest expands teen safety features, private profiles mandatory on under 16 accounts

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:12:01 +0000

Pinterest has some new rules aimed at protecting teens under 16. It said that it will now force under 16s to have private accounts that are non-discoverable. They can be found with profile links. Read more...

Pinterest incubator TwoTwenty releases standalone app 'Shuffles' for making collages

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:30:01 +0000

Pinterest's incubator TwoTwenty has quietly released “Shuffles”. Available via an invite-only system, the app can be used to create collages using photos, image cutouts, and offers animated effects. Read more...

Pinterest content can now be embedded into OneNote and Word on the web

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:48:01 +0000

Microsoft is increasingly bringing more Pinterest functionality into its products. The company is now allowing users to embed interactive Pinterest pins in OneNote and Word on the web. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly tried to buy Pinterest

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:08:01 +0000

Microsoft was in talks to buy social media platform Pinterest in recent months, though the deal never went through. Microsoft recently added Pinterest integration to its Edge browser. Read more...

Microsoft Edge Canary gets updated with Pinterest integration

Mehrotra A — Thu, 21 May 2020 09:30:01 +0000

At Build 2020, Microsoft announced new features for Edge. While the company said that these features will roll out in the coming weeks, Microsoft is already rolling out Pinterest integration. Read more...

Pinterest rolls out Today tab for trending topics and recommendations

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:30:01 +0000

Pinterest launched today a new tab at the top of your home feed called Today. It will display curated ideas and popular Pins to provide you with daily information on trending topics worldwide. Read more...

Pinterest introduces emotional well-being activities to search function

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:00:01 +0000

Today Pinterested introduced a new function to its search engine to help emotionally distressed users. When certain keywords are searched, users are directed to emotional well-being activities. Read more...

Well-paid tech workers say home ownership is elusive in new survey

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:18:01 +0000

A new survey of more than 1,300 people reveals that more than half of workers at prestigious tech companies would find it too hard to buy a home in the Bay Area thanks to rocketing costs. Read more...

Instapaper splits from Pinterest, goes independent again

Florin Bodnarescu — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:36:01 +0000

In a rather interesting move, article bookmarking service Instapaper has gone independent again, splitting from it current owner, Pinterest. The ownership transfer will be completed on August 6. Read more...

Goldman Sachs survey reveals most popular apps among millennials

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 May 2017 21:40:01 +0000

Goldman Sachs and Conde Nast have issued the results from a recent survey they undertook amongst millennials and Gen Z'ers. The results show Snapchat and Instagram to be the most popular apps. Read more...

Microsoft plans more Edge extensions in next Windows 10 preview, including Adblock Plus

Andy Weir — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:34:01 +0000

Just three extensions are officially available for Windows Insiders on the latest Redstone builds - but Microsoft said today that it aims to offer more extensions in its next Windows 10 preview. Read more...

Bing Image Search updated, more features added

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:50:01 +0000

Bing's Image Search now features a subtle redesign that offers quite a few improvements, showing Microsoft's continued commitment to bringing relevant and high quality search results to its users. Read more...

Tumblr overtakes Instagram as fastest-growing social platform

Usama Jawad — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:42:01 +0000

A quite surprising report by Global Web Index dictates that Tumblr is now the fastest growing social platform. Other social networks like Facebook are currently facing strong competition. Read more...

Pinterest finally arrives on Windows Phone

Andy Weir — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:47:34 +0000

Content discovery and curation platform Pinterest has finally launched on Windows Phone (available for WP8 and WP8.1 devices only) - although the app will initially be available only as a beta. Read more...

Pinterest security flaw could have exposed millions of email addresses

Paul Ferson — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 01:25:30 +0000

A weakness in the Pinterest social network made it possible for someone to modify a URL and view the email address associated with any account, within minutes. Pinterest claims this to be fixed. Read more...

Microsoft reveals Bing Boards; the answer to Pinterest?

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:58:15 +0000

Microsoft has revealed one of its many "experiments" that its Bing team are working on with Bing Boards, a new community driven service that looks on the surface much like Pinterest. Read more...

Bing now lets users pin images to Pinterest

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:30:10 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it has added a new feature to its Bing search service that lets Pinterest users pin any images found on Bing to their Pinterest boards. Read more...

Editorial: Why is Facebook satisfaction dropping?

Jake Durasamy — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:43:47 +0000

A growing number of users are growing unsatisfied with Facebook, so we compare other social networking features and aesthetics to justify exactly why this discontent is happening all of a sudden. Read more...

Nature's clouds prove more powerful than Amazon's

Christopher White — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:59:14 +0000

Heavy storms in north Virginia have knocked out power and disrupted access to Amazon's cloud. Is the cloud concept so unstable that a single storm can knock out access to Netflix, Instagram, and more? Read more...

Spammers using social media instead of email

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:14 +0000

Security experts have noticed that email, once the favored method for spammers to get their links to unsuspecting users, is being usurped by social networks, which can be more effective for spammers. Read more...

Pinterest's hype bubble bursts, as overall users decline

Paul Ferson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:40:35 +0000

After usage slowed slightly in March, Pinterest has begun to lose users during April. The decline in users is large, as a third-party monitor observes. Read more...

Pinterest now third biggest social network after Facebook and Twitter

Stefano Elia — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:17:08 +0000

A rising star in social media, Pinterest, has become the third most popular social network in the United States, after Facebook and Twitter. Read more...

Microsoft and Pinterest team up for Easter contest

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:32:13 +0000

Microsoft has teamed up with Pinterest to launch a new Easter-based contest that will give out several Microsoft Hardware devices as prizes, including a Artist Edition mouse, an HD webcam and more. Read more...