Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Real estate agents are using AI tools like AutoReel to replace videographers and stagers, cutting costs but generating distorted or misleading property images  —  Fake video walk-throughs, a magically expanding loft, and stair hallucinations are just some of the new AI-generated features house hunters are coming across.

Jordyn Holman / New York Times:
Q&A with Bill Ready, who became Pinterest's CEO in 2022, about changes during his tenure, winning over Gen Z, Pinterest's business model, AI content, and more  —  Bill Ready, the company's chief executive, is shifting the virtual pinboard platform toward shopping and things that “make you feel better.”

Verity Burns / Wired:
An interview with Mauro Porcini, who became Samsung's first Chief Design Officer in April, about creating a “consistent experience” across devices, and more  —  Mauro Porcini is, amazingly, Samsung's first ever chief design officer.  He's got a hell of a job ahead of him.

Reuters:
Papers, patents, and tenders show China's military is integrating DeepSeek and Qwen models in weapons like AI-powered drones, and continues to use Nvidia chips  —  - PLA entities research using AI for autonomous target recognition and battlefield decision support, documents show

Lien Hoang / Nikkei Asia:
Vietnam and 64 countries sign a UN cybercrime treaty to share data and extradite suspects, despite tech companies' and activists' privacy and security concerns  —  HO CHI MINH CITY — Under a new United Nations treaty, 65 countries have agreed to fight cybercrime, including by sharing data …