Rob Gronkowski recalls the wildest brand pitch he’s ever heard. https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/gronk-recalls-turning-down-4-million-offer-from-adul..
Vizio’s WatchFree+ has more than 45,000 movies and shows. https://www.adweek.com/commerce/walmart-is-betting-on-mrbeast-and-holiday-films-to-fuel-its-streaming..
Southern Company is notifying roughly 400,000 customers that their utility account information was accessed by an unauthorized third party through its online customer portal. The Atlanta-based energy holding company serves more than 9 million customers through electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution businesses in four. Its electric subsidiaries are Georgia Power, Alabama ..
An alleged member of the Qilin ransomware group was arrested in Japan and subsequently extradited to Germany. The suspect, a 28-year-old Russian national, was detained in Osaka in May and was reportedly handed over to the German authorities on October 2. Believed to be a core member of the ransomware gang, the individual was wanted ..
Attackers use AI to locate and exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed; Hadrian offers an agentic offensive security platform that allows defenders to operate at the same speed. Amsterdam-based Hadrian has raised an additional $40 million in a Series B round, to bring its total funding to $65 million. The new funding was co-led by Forgepoint ..
Japanese chip testing giant Advantest is informing individuals that hackers stole personal information in the ransomware attack disclosed in February 2026. Advantest, which makes automatic test equipment for chipmakers such as Intel and Samsung, said in February that hackers had breached its network and deployed ransomware. At the time, it was still working to determine ..
Brand or performance? That’s the wrong question for marketers to ask, according to Nick Fairbairn. Live from the Marketing Vanguard stage at Brandweek 2026 in Atlanta, Jenny Rooney sits down with Chime SVP of Growth Nick Fairbairn to unpack why brand lift and direct-response accountability belong in the same system. They also discuss why buying ..
Join ADWEEK CEO Will Lee, senior brand marketers, and industry leaders at our ADWEEK Exchange Series, to discover how measuring real audience attention—not just impressions—drives smarter, higher-ROI CTV strategies. Two more stops in NYC and Boston next week with brand speakers from Havas, Hartz, Wayfair, WHOOP, SharkNinja, and more. Seats are limited. Disney+ is becoming ..
Four critical-severity use-after-free defects were fixed in Chromecast, Browser, Navigation, and Track. The post Chrome 155 Update Patches 247 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-155-update-patches-247-vulner..
Anthropic is integrating the CVP and Project Glasswing into a single offering, with three levels of access to its most capable AI models. The post Anthropic Introduces 3-Tier Cyber Verification Program for AI Access appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-introduces-3-tier-cyber-verification-program-for-..
