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SBA bank failure cost FDIC $97M after loose lending standards
Community Bank & Trust failed with 58 problem SBA loans worth $70M after agency relaxed underwriting rules in 2023's 'Do What You Do' policy.
Anthropic's Mythos finds zero-days faster than banks can patch
Claude's latest model autonomously discovers unknown vulnerabilities in major systems, including a 17-year-old FreeBSD flaw, outpacing human security teams.
US adds 115K jobs but newly unemployed surge 358K to 2.5M
April employment data shows surface strength masking underlying weakness that could split Fed rate decisions.
Banks build digital currency system while Bitcoin became casino
Federal Reserve endorses tokenization for cross-border payments as traditional finance captures Bitcoin's original vision.
Banks limit agentic AI to back-office tasks with human oversight
Major banks deploy AI agents only for high-volume, low-stakes work like KYC and claims processing, keeping humans in control for all critical decisions.
Trade Desk hits slowest growth since 2020 at 12% revenue gain
Despite beating analyst estimates with $689M revenue, the programmatic ad giant's deceleration signals broader market headwinds.
Adidas, Canva, Liquid Death stage celebrity-led brand campaigns
This week's notable advertising featured Timothée Chalamet for Adidas, Lewis Hamilton for S.Pellegrino, and Canva's squirrel stunt in Brooklyn.
Adcolor shifts to year-round events after 20-year DEI milestone
The advertising diversity organization expands from one annual conference to quarterly events as corporate DEI support weakens industrywide.
WPP shareholders approve $14.8M CEO pay package
Cindy Rose's maximum compensation jumps 37% above predecessor Mark Read's $10.8M ceiling as shareholders vote 75% in favor of the increase.
NYT Digital Ad Revenue Jumps 32% While Publishers Struggle
The Times hit $93.3 million in Q1 digital ad revenue, marking two straight quarters of 30%+ growth as most publishers face traffic and demand headwinds.
Sales AI funding hits $3.7B in 2025, still 80% below peak
Marketing and CRM startups pulled in $3.7 billion through Q3, with AI-focused companies taking the majority share despite flat overall investment.
AI layoffs miss the point, says Josh Bersin after IBM saves $4.5B
Companies cutting headcount based on AI task analysis are missing bigger performance gains, while IBM shows how redesigning workflows around AI delivers better results.