Women at the top are exhausted and burned out, according to a McKinsey and Lean In report
Burnout among senior-level women is the highest it has been in the past five years, according to a report from McKinsey and LeanIn.org.
Business Insider 
From American Eagle to Tylenol, The 10 Most Controversial Brand Moments of 2025
The ads, campaigns, and headlines that struck a nerve this year.
Adweek 
M+C Saatchi’s Rhonda Hiatt Brings the World of Wine Traditions to Ohio
With Meridien Uptown, M+C Saatchi Consulting global CEO Rhonda Hiatt realizes a creative and foodie ambition.
Rivian's CEO said there's a 'shocking lack of choice' for EV buyers in the US
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said EV adoption in the US was hampered by a "shocking lack of choice," compared to Europe or China.
Sequoia partners share how they decide which startups get a yes
Strong opinions on startups are far more important than agreement at Sequoia's investment decision meetings.
Ukraine's ground robots are surging in popularity, but have yet to carry out even 1% of its total drone missions
The battlefield is still dominated by aerial drones, which Syrski said are carrying out 60% of all strikes against Russian targets in the war.
Rivian's CEO said self-driving cars shouldn't just be able to drive, but also run errands for you like a secretary
CEO RJ Scaringe said he wants his AI-powered cars to be able to coordinate their own servicing, so their owners don't have to.
Workforce data, smarter AI integration among greatest workplace priorities in the new year
The growing importance of workforce data is just one of the prognostications people managers are making looking to the year ahead.
Digiday 
Do AI agents have a place in programmatic advertising?
Agency and ad tech executives explain what tasks in their programmatic advertising workflows they would -- and wouldn't -- outsource to AI agents.
Future of TV Briefing: How agencies are setting up their programmatic teams for the agentic AI era
This week’s Future of TV Briefing recaps two sessions from last week’s Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit about how agencies’ programmatic buying teams are evolving.
Horizon’s Blu AI platform focuses on being a transparent business consultancy
Blu is essentially a content marketing platform that uses a variety of LLMs to help the independent agency's clients craft broader business goals through the prism of media
Brands hope for reach, brace for higher CPMs in tug of war over Warner Bros. Discovery
Analysts and media buyers expect 'upward pressure' on CPMs, should Netflix win the tussle with Paramount.
Agencies push curation upstream, reclaiming control of the programmatic bidstream
Curation spent much of this year in a fog, loosely defined and inconsistently applied. Agencies say they plan to tighten the screws in 2026.
Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets
An executive left TSMC for Intel. Taiwan’s government says that could threaten its national security.
NYT Business 
Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says
The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.
Trump says he will 'think about' eliminating tax on gambling winnings
Trump says he may eliminate federal taxes on gambling winnings, expanding his administration’s push for new tax cuts.
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