Annie Palmer / CNBC: How illicit data brokers on Telegram, WeChat, WhatsApp, and Facebook peddle internal Amazon market data and services like attacking rivals’ product listings  —  – Amazon internal information is finding its way onto messaging apps like Telegram, where brokers are selling data to third-party sellers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eari Nakano / Bloomberg: Pinterest reports Q2 revenue up 6% YoY to $708M, vs. $699M est., MAUs up 8% YoY to 465M, and expects “Q3 revenue to grow in the high single digit range” YoY  —  The company, which runs a social media site for being inspired by images, said sales rose 6% to $708 million in the period ended June 30. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aidan Ryan / The Information: Sources: Changpeng Zhao tried to liquidate Binance.US earlier this year, before pivoting to attempting to sell the company, holding talks with Gemini and others  —  Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao attempted to shut down the crypto exchange’s U.S. offshoot earlier this year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sahil Patel / The Information: Sources: some top ad agency executives say they’ll commit up to 20% more with YouTube this fall than in 2022, while traditional TV ad commitments are down 15%  —  The Hollywood labor strikes have proven a boon for YouTube, with Google’s video-streaming service luring television ad buyers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: A look at the nascent scene of generative AI chatbots trained for phishing and malware attacks, including WormGPT, FraudGPT, DarkBART, and DarkBERT  —  In the wake of WormGPT, a ChatGPT clone trained on malware-focused data, a new generative artificial intelligence hacking tool called FraudGPT has emerged … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: In a challenge to TikTok, YouTube releases new Shorts creation tools for remixing, adding effects, going live, as well as an interactive Q&A sticker, and more  —  As competition with TikTok and Instagram Reels heats up, YouTube today announced an expanded suite of creation tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kif Leswing / CNBC: AMD reports Q2 revenue down 18% YoY to $5.36B, net income down 94% YoY to $27M, Client revenue down 54% YoY to $998M, and Data Center revenue down 11% to $1.3B  —  – AMD said revenue for the second quarter fell 18% from a year earlier.  — The company’s sales forecast for the third quarter trailed analysts’ estimates. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Inside Apple’s plans to move more of its supply chain to India, catalyzed by Foxconn protests in Zhengzhou, as Apple aims to build 20%+ of all iPhones in India  —  Tech giant aims to move at least 20% of iPhone production to India as it accelerates away from China Lees verder op Tech Meme