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Tieks CEO linked to $44M Aspiration fraud scheme in court filing
Bankruptcy motion names Kfir Gavrieli as recruiter who enlisted friends, family and synagogue to sign fake customer contracts that inflated the neobank's revenue.
American Banker runs AI banking video with no details
Publication posts 'intelligent banking' content without substantive information on implementations or outcomes.
Adidas spends $150M-$200M on 2026 World Cup with Chalamet film
The sportswear brand debuts a five-minute film starring Timothée Chalamet as centerpiece of its Tier 1 World Cup sponsorship deal.
Amazon pitches AI agents plus premium content for upfront deals
Amazon's upfront strategy combines streaming inventory with AI campaign tools and promises 90% U.S. household reach through DSP partnerships.
Permutive adds ex-IPG CEO to board for advertiser pivot
Former IPG Mediabrands CEO Eileen Kiernan joins the publisher-focused adtech company's board as it expands into buy-side business.
OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads pilot to five new countries
The company will launch ads in UK, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, and Mexico within weeks of its US self-service platform debut.
CNN launches This Land docuseries for America's 250th birthday
Six-episode series premieres June 7, examining U.S. territorial expansion through descendant interviews and Indigenous perspectives.
Amex Ventures shifts from decision tools to transaction agents
Corporate VC arm backs startups building end-to-end commerce workflows as parent company targets autonomous concierge services for cardholders.
Fazeshift raises $17M for AI-powered accounts receivable automation
F-Prime leads Series A for startup claiming 90% automation of manual AR tasks across enterprise clients including eight unicorns.
40% of candidates quit AI-only job interviews mid-process
New Greenhouse survey shows candidates abandon interviews when no human is present, with 70% saying employers failed to disclose AI involvement upfront.
Equity vesting schedules penalize working mothers
Morgan Stanley exec calls out how benefits design inadvertently hurts caregivers' long-term wealth building through vesting and contribution rules.
Chinese court blocks AI-justified layoffs
Hangzhou ruling treats AI adoption as management choice, not grounds for termination, signaling legal scrutiny of automation-driven workforce cuts.