The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda”. The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault...
The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda”. The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the Capitol, when hundreds of supporters of Republican Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. President Trump, on his first day back in office in January 2025, pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes during the Capitol assault, including those convicted of attacking officers with makeshift weapons such as flagpoles, a hockey stick and crutch. Advertisement On Monday, the Justice Department announced the creation of a US$1.776 billion fund meant to compensate Trump allies who feel they were unjustly investigated and prosecuted. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out that rioters convicted of violence will be eligible for payouts, prompting bipartisan anger in Congress. After a journalist on Friday observed on the social media platform X that the Justice Department was “quietly” removing news releases on its website that were related to the January 6 attack, including about a Texas man who pleaded guilty to assault and also faced separate state charges of soliciting a minor, the department responded through its “rapid response” account that there was “nothing ‘quiet’ about it”. Advertisement “We are proud to reverse the DOJ’s weaponization under the Biden administration. We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes,” the post said. “This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
Pep Guardiola had been playing it cool in the scorching heat that accompanied his final game in charge of Manchester City. Then he cracked. There were tears - and plenty of them. As captain Bernardo Silva's number 20 went up on the fourth official's board on 59 minutes, Guardiola could not keep his emotion in check any longer. The Portugal playmaker shed tears as he was given a guard of honour by ...
Pep Guardiola had been playing it cool in the scorching heat that accompanied his final game in charge of Manchester City. Then he cracked. There were tears - and plenty of them. As captain Bernardo Silva's number 20 went up on the fourth official's board on 59 minutes, Guardiola could not keep his emotion in check any longer. The Portugal playmaker shed tears as he was given a guard of honour by both sets of players as he left the pitch. And it was then that they started to stream down his manager's cheeks too. The two men, such pivotal figures in City's recent domination of English football, embraced on the touchline. That raw moment of affection between two greats of the Premier League was captured by photographers and will be printed, framed and hung up in the corridors of Etihad Stadium alongside those of icons Kevin de Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure. Guardiola wiped his face dry with his white t-shirt and tried to regain his composure as his side strained for one final victory under his management. It was not to be. But despite defeat at the hands of an Aston Villa side high on success after Wednesday's Europa League win, the loss was rendered instantly irrelevant by the sound of the full-time whistle that sparked emotion on the pitch and in the stands. Guardiola attempted to find the words to sum up the feelings of the day. "This chapter will always be there," said the 55-year-old. "Bernardo was emotional today, before the game. If you want to cry then cry, if you want to laugh then laugh. Emotions - you have to express them. I don't cry, but when I see somebody else cry, then I cry."
Key Points Cava is growing faster than Chipotle, while Sweetgreen's sales are declining. Chipotle's profit margins are higher on a consolidated basis, but Cava is closing the gap. Cava's growth runway gives it a slight edge over investing in Chipotle today. 10 stocks we like better than Cava Group › Restaurant and food stocks have struggled in the last few years. Some investors chalk it up to the ...
Key Points Cava is growing faster than Chipotle, while Sweetgreen's sales are declining. Chipotle's profit margins are higher on a consolidated basis, but Cava is closing the gap. Cava's growth runway gives it a slight edge over investing in Chipotle today. 10 stocks we like better than Cava Group › Restaurant and food stocks have struggled in the last few years. Some investors chalk it up to the rise of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, while others claim it is due to rising prices and a struggling consumer. I think it is a mix of both. Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) and Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) are down around 50% from highs, while Sweetgreen (NYSE: SG) is down over 80%. But which of these three restaurant stocks -- if any -- is the better buy today? The answer is clear when evaluating both growth, profitability, and valuation across these three businesses. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Differing growth trajectories When evaluating a restaurant, the most important metric is, by far, comparable-store sales growth. This measures same-store revenue growth for locations that have been open for the past 12 months. If a restaurant brand is producing same-store sales growth above inflation, it will likely increase its long-term profit potential, as its revenue is growing faster than its costs at a per-location level. For these three restaurants, there is a wide disparity in same-store sales growth today. Cava leads the pack with 9.7% same-store sales growth, bucking the trend of restaurants struggling with traffic in recent quarters. Chipotle is in the middle, with comparable-store sales growth of just 0.5%, which is typical for a restaurant right now. However, it should be noted that this is below the current rate of inflation in the United States, which is why Chipotle's restaurant...
aluxum/E+ via Getty Images Tony Pasquariello, global head of hedge fund coverage at Goldman Sachs, said investors are increasingly focused on whether U.S. equity markets can absorb a growing wave of new stock issuance as IPO activity rebounds and companies continue raising capital. In a May 22 note to clients after meetings with money managers in Boston and Toronto, Pasquariello said Goldman now f...
aluxum/E+ via Getty Images Tony Pasquariello, global head of hedge fund coverage at Goldman Sachs, said investors are increasingly focused on whether U.S. equity markets can absorb a growing wave of new stock issuance as IPO activity rebounds and companies continue raising capital. In a May 22 note to clients after meetings with money managers in Boston and Toronto, Pasquariello said Goldman now forecasts roughly $600 billion in equity supply for 2026, including about $160 billion tied to IPOs. The figures may appear large in nominal dollar terms, but Pasquariello argued the market backdrop looks far less extreme when issuance is measured as a share of total market capitalization. He compared the current setup with prior surges in issuance during the late-1990s tech bubble, the 2009 financial crisis recapitalizations, the 2020 pandemic financing boom and the 2021 SPAC frenzy. Goldman’s conclusion is that U.S. markets remain capable of absorbing “high quality assets” despite concerns about investor fatigue. The outlook matters for investors because a healthy IPO and equity issuance market tends to support dealmaking, private equity exits and broader risk appetite. At the same time, a sharp increase in supply can pressure valuations if demand weakens. Midterm volatility may be approaching Pasquariello also said clients repeatedly asked when investors would begin focusing on the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. Citing Goldman strategist Ben Snider, he noted that U.S. equities historically trade sideways heading into midterm elections while market volatility rises through the summer and peaks around October. The pattern could complicate the recent rally in risk assets, especially if political uncertainty coincides with elevated interest rates and stretched positioning in technology shares. Bond yields remain a key risk for stocks Another major concern among investors is how far Treasury yields can rise before equities begin to struggle. According to Goldman’s analysis, stoc...
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Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter dedicated to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week features an interview with Ryanair’s CFO. First, a look at USAA’s mission serving military families during a time of war. Serving service members Brett Seybold is concerned about something most finance chiefs never think about: Making sure his company doesn’t make too much money. As chief ...
Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter dedicated to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week features an interview with Ryanair’s CFO. First, a look at USAA’s mission serving military families during a time of war. Serving service members Brett Seybold is concerned about something most finance chiefs never think about: Making sure his company doesn’t make too much money. As chief financial officer of USAA , Seybold has to balance the banking and insurance firm’s bottom line with its mission: serving a customer base of more than 14 million people who are active military, veterans or members of military families. He manages the company’s finances so that when something like the war in Iran happens, USAA has the liquidity to offer emergency loans, defer payments and support customers during deployments. “We make just enough profit to maintain the kind of fortress balance sheet so we can be there for our members,” Seybold said. Since the start of the Iran war, that has included automatically lowering interest rates for service members who are deployed, granting payment relief on insurance policies and providing financial education to military families, he said. USAA is structured as a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders, similar to competitors including State Farm and Liberty Mutual . That allows the company to use its dividends — $3.7 billion last year — as a financial backstop for members. During the US government’s 43-day shutdown late last year, USAA deployed $468 million of those dividends to provide zero-interest loans to members, many of whom are federal employees. So what exactly is the right amount of profit for a mission-driven company like USAA? Seybold said it’s a trade secret, though it’s not too different from publicly traded competitors such as Progressive Corp. and Allstate Corp. Progressive generated an underwriting margin of about 12.6% last year, while Allstate’s was roughly 14.8%. Since the outbreak of the war in Iran...
Crypto investors continue to put their faith in XRP (XRP +0.04%) as a potential millionaire maker. As they see it, XRP has the potential to skyrocket in value, creating a large number of crypto millionaires in the process. But just how likely is that? Let's dig into the math to see whether XRP truly has millionaire-maker potential. Millionaire-maker math The math behind becoming a crypto millionai...
Crypto investors continue to put their faith in XRP (XRP +0.04%) as a potential millionaire maker. As they see it, XRP has the potential to skyrocket in value, creating a large number of crypto millionaires in the process. But just how likely is that? Let's dig into the math to see whether XRP truly has millionaire-maker potential. Millionaire-maker math The math behind becoming a crypto millionaire is relatively simple: You just need to invest $1,000 into a high-risk, high-upside cryptocurrency capable of generating 1,000x returns. Within a period of 10 years, your initial $1,000 investment will be worth a cool $1 million. Sounds improbable? Perhaps. But consider the case of Bitcoin (BTC +0.72%). Back in April 2013, Bitcoin hit $100 for the first time. By the end of 2024, Bitcoin was trading at $100,000. That's a case of 1,000x returns in action, and it only took Bitcoin slightly more than a decade. What Bitcoin had was a powerful investment thesis: "Bitcoin is the future of money." The launch of Bitcoin came at an opportune time, too. The entire fiat-backed banking system seemed to be imploding following the 2008 global financial crisis, and the concept of a noninflationary digital currency struck a chord with investors. Does the math work for XRP? So, for XRP to become a millionaire-maker, it will need a similar powerful investment thesis. And it will need to show the potential to generate 1,000x returns in the future. Expand CRYPTO : XRP XRP Today's Change ( 0.04 %) $ 0.00 Current Price $ 1.34 Key Data Points Market Cap $83B Day's Range $ 1.34 - $ 1.37 52wk Range $ 1.14 - $ 3.65 Volume 1.3B To some extent, XRP already has a powerful investment thesis: "XRP enables frictionless global money movement." But is that enough to give it 1,000x upside potential? That's where things get dicey. At its current price of $1.40, XRP would need to explode to reach $1,400. Does anybody really think that's possible? Remember: The all-time high for XRP is just $3.84, and that cam...
Enterprise AI spending is outrunning corporate forecasts. Microsoft has canceled most internal Claude Code licenses, and Uber has admitted it exhausted its 2026 AI budget within four months. Token-based pricing on agentic coding tools has produced bills that outpace headcount savings. Companies are now retrofitting financial controls onto rollouts that moved fast in late 2025. Microsoft and Uber C...
Enterprise AI spending is outrunning corporate forecasts. Microsoft has canceled most internal Claude Code licenses, and Uber has admitted it exhausted its 2026 AI budget within four months. Token-based pricing on agentic coding tools has produced bills that outpace headcount savings. Companies are now retrofitting financial controls onto rollouts that moved fast in late 2025. Microsoft and Uber Crystallize the Trend Verge reporting said Microsoft started winding down most internal Claude Code licenses in mid-May 2026. Most access in its Experiences and Devices division ends June 30. Engineers had heavily adopted the agentic coding tool. Token-based billing made consumption unsustainable at deployment scale, Fortune reported. The pullback sits beside Microsoft’s own AI workplace report on 80% productivity gains. Uber went further. Chief Technology Officer Praveen Neppalli Naga said the ride-hailing firm exhausted its full 2026 AI budget by April. Uber's CTO told @LauraBratton5 that AI coding tools—particularly Anthropic’s Claude Code—has already maxed out its 2026 AI budget 📈 “I'm back to the drawing board, because the budget I thought I would need is blown away already,” Neppalli Naga said.https://t.co/4JIBfqUO7V — Anissa Gardizy (@anissagardizy8) April 14, 2026 The company had deployed Claude Code to about 5,000 engineers four months earlier. Forbes reported per-engineer costs reaching $500 to $2,000 monthly. Roughly 70% of committed code now comes from AI tools, signaling a growing Claude reliance across major engineering teams. Industry Data Confirms a Wider Squeeze A 2025 survey from Mavvrik found 85% of companies miss AI cost forecasts by more than 10%. The same study showed 84% report AI spending cutting gross margins by over six percentage points. AI Cost Statistics. Source: Mavvrik Survey “The AI cost crisis has started,” remarked trader and investor Crypto Rover. Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens Big Tech AI capex hit $650 billion in Q1 2...
Once-proud club has forgotten what it was trying to be after years of mismanagement in a shopping-centre annexe If you’re going to die, die with your boots on. Belatedly and pointlessly on. But on all the same. It felt deeply fitting that West Ham should show some fight on the final day of the Premier League season, but that relegation should still be confirmed by events elsewhere, any pleasure at...
Once-proud club has forgotten what it was trying to be after years of mismanagement in a shopping-centre annexe If you’re going to die, die with your boots on. Belatedly and pointlessly on. But on all the same. It felt deeply fitting that West Ham should show some fight on the final day of the Premier League season, but that relegation should still be confirmed by events elsewhere, any pleasure at a 3-0 defeat of Leeds rendered irrelevant by Tottenham’s win at home against Everton , as West Ham’s season flopped like an ailing dog in the mid-summer heat. There was at least some joy at the London Stadium, a reminder that joy is both the only thing that actually matters here, and also the precise polar opposite of the football-club-shaped blob that West Ham’s ownership has created. When Jarrod Bowen scored West Ham’s second goal on 78 minutes, charging past a Leeds defence already ranged about the place on sun loungers flicking through the latest Sally Rooney, there was a brief glimpse of some other West Ham, some other reality, a lost place of greater care and competence, other hands on the wheel. Continue reading...
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A shipment of 15,000 tonnes of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island’s president said on Sunday. The shipment is the first batch of a promised 60,000 tonnes that China says it will donate to Cuba, which is grappling with dire shortages. “That noble gesture of solidarity will reach millions of consumers throughout all the provinces and the spec...
A shipment of 15,000 tonnes of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island’s president said on Sunday. The shipment is the first batch of a promised 60,000 tonnes that China says it will donate to Cuba, which is grappling with dire shortages. “That noble gesture of solidarity will reach millions of consumers throughout all the provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, in addition to our health and education institutions,” President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on social media. Advertisement The communist Caribbean country has been under a US trade embargo since 1962, which is often blamed for shortages of food and medicine. In January, Cuba stopped receiving oil from its ally Venezuela, when the United States overthrew Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and began directing energy policy. Meanwhile, the US has threatened sanctions on anyone selling oil to the country. Advertisement The effective energy blockade has significantly worsened blackouts that have long plagued the country.
De Zerbi did the job he was brought in to do – now he has helped Tottenham avoid an unfathomable relegation, his task for next season is not so clear Almost half a century ago, Matthew Engel had a line in this newspaper about Sheffield United going top of the Fourth Division being like hearing a friend had been made head of the prison library: you wanted to congratulate them but really you were wo...
De Zerbi did the job he was brought in to do – now he has helped Tottenham avoid an unfathomable relegation, his task for next season is not so clear Almost half a century ago, Matthew Engel had a line in this newspaper about Sheffield United going top of the Fourth Division being like hearing a friend had been made head of the prison library: you wanted to congratulate them but really you were wondering what on earth they were doing there in the first place. It was a similar story at Spurs today: for all the understandable glee and relief, even to be in danger of relegation is evidence of things having gone badly wrong. It may be that the future has this as the first day in the new history of Tottenham. Roberto De Zerbi is clearly a manager of great promise – 11 points in seven games may not be earth-shattering, but it is a lot, lot better than what came before – and the injury crisis surely can’t be this bad for a third straight season. Perhaps coming so close to the brink will startle them into decisive action in a way that last season’s fourth-bottom finish, mitigated as it was by the Europa League success, did not. Perhaps there really will come a bracing clarity of vision and they will rise again. The world can change very quickly. It’s only four years ago that Spurs were, for the sixth season in succession, finishing above Arsenal. A season out of Europe, while it will have a negative impact on revenues, can have a remarkable rejuvenating effect. Continue reading...
Key Points Qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) have you donating funds directly from an IRA to a charitable organization. QCDs can satisfy your required minimum distribution while supporting causes you care about. You can't do a QCD out of a 401(k), but you could convert that money to an IRA and take advantage of this option. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overloo...
Key Points Qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) have you donating funds directly from an IRA to a charitable organization. QCDs can satisfy your required minimum distribution while supporting causes you care about. You can't do a QCD out of a 401(k), but you could convert that money to an IRA and take advantage of this option. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › For some people, retiring with a large balance in a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) or 401(k) can be a bit of a problem. If you don't need the money, too bad -- you'll eventually be forced to start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs), which could drive up your taxes significantly. The good news is that there's a strategy you can use to reduce your tax bill while supporting causes you care about. So, it pays to read up on qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) to see how they might fit into your withdrawal strategy. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » How QCDs work A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from an IRA to an eligible charitable organization. To be clear, QCDs can be made only out of IRAs. If you have your savings in a 401(k) plan, you'll need to roll that money into an IRA to do a QCD. One big advantage of QCDs is that they count toward your RMD each year. However, unlike a typical RMD, QCDs don't count toward your taxable income. That could not only result in big IRS savings but also help you avoid other consequences that can come with having a higher income, like having to pay taxes on your Social Security benefits or being hit with surcharges on your Medicare premiums. Why QCDs trump regular charitable donations You may be thinking, "Why bother with QCDs when I can just take a retirement plan withdrawal and donate the money?" It's true that charitabl...
Key Points The Crocs brand is showing strength, with direct-to-consumer posting double-digit growth in the first quarter. International markets and its sandals category are providing solid growth avenues for an otherwise mature company. 10 stocks we like better than Crocs › A highly recognizable brand trading at 7 times forward earnings is rare. For Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX), that valuation is tied dir...
Key Points The Crocs brand is showing strength, with direct-to-consumer posting double-digit growth in the first quarter. International markets and its sandals category are providing solid growth avenues for an otherwise mature company. 10 stocks we like better than Crocs › A highly recognizable brand trading at 7 times forward earnings is rare. For Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX), that valuation is tied directly to the struggles of its HeyDude brand. The segment's revenue fell 12% in the first quarter, continuing a trend that forced the company to take a $737 million impairment charge last year. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » With HeyDude accounting for 18% of total revenue, the market's focus is understandable. The shoe brand's wholesale channel has been a disaster, and its gross margins trail Crocs by 15 percentage points. That said, the iconic Crocs brand, which accounts for more than 80% of revenue, generates plenty of free cash flow. More importantly, the quality of its revenue is improving as sales shift toward more profitable channels. Direct sales drive growth While wholesale revenue for the Crocs segment declined in the first quarter, direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales grew 13%. This shift toward company-owned websites and retail stores drives higher margins per sale and a more direct connection to its customers. The brand's geographic mix is also improving. International revenue grew to 55% of segment sales in the first quarter, up from 51.5% year over year. Growth in markets like China and India is offsetting concerns about saturation in North America and presents a growing market opportunity. Meanwhile, HeyDude's wholesale channel collapsed in the first quarter, with sales falling 25% as the company works to clean up excess inventory with its retail partners. The brand's 44.5% gross...
Restaurant and food stocks have struggled in the last few years. Some investors chalk it up to the rise of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, while others claim it is due to rising prices and a struggling consumer. I think it is a mix of both. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG +0.11%) and Cava Group (CAVA 1.05%) are down around 50% from highs, while Sweetgreen (SG +8.91%) is down over 80%. But which of the...
Restaurant and food stocks have struggled in the last few years. Some investors chalk it up to the rise of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, while others claim it is due to rising prices and a struggling consumer. I think it is a mix of both. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG +0.11%) and Cava Group (CAVA 1.05%) are down around 50% from highs, while Sweetgreen (SG +8.91%) is down over 80%. But which of these three restaurant stocks -- if any -- is the better buy today? The answer is clear when evaluating both growth, profitability, and valuation across these three businesses. Differing growth trajectories When evaluating a restaurant, the most important metric is, by far, comparable-store sales growth. This measures same-store revenue growth for locations that have been open for the past 12 months. If a restaurant brand is producing same-store sales growth above inflation, it will likely increase its long-term profit potential, as its revenue is growing faster than its costs at a per-location level. Expand NYSE : CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Today's Change ( 0.11 %) $ 0.04 Current Price $ 32.84 Key Data Points Market Cap $42B Day's Range $ 32.41 - $ 32.94 52wk Range $ 29.75 - $ 58.42 Volume 786.4K Avg Vol 15.9M Gross Margin 21.59 % For these three restaurants, there is a wide disparity in same-store sales growth today. Cava leads the pack with 9.7% same-store sales growth, bucking the trend of restaurants struggling with traffic in recent quarters. Chipotle is in the middle, with comparable-store sales growth of just 0.5%, which is typical for a restaurant right now. However, it should be noted that this is below the current rate of inflation in the United States, which is why Chipotle's restaurant-level profit margins are down. Sweetgreen is struggling mightily. It posted comparable-store sales growth of -12.8% last quarter, which will put the salad chain in a financially distressed position if it cannot turn things around soon. Expand NYSE : SG Sweetgreen Today's Change ( 8....
Britain's Francesca Jones has always defied the odds to play elite-level tennis - but this season has tested her resilience like never before. On Sunday, she reached another milestone in a career that she was once told by doctors not to pursue. Jones battled back from a set and a break down to beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 and reach the French Open second round - and claim he...
Britain's Francesca Jones has always defied the odds to play elite-level tennis - but this season has tested her resilience like never before. On Sunday, she reached another milestone in a career that she was once told by doctors not to pursue. Jones battled back from a set and a break down to beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 and reach the French Open second round - and claim her first Grand Slam match win in the process. Jones was born with the rare genetic condition Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EEC) and plays with a modified racquet grip. Earlier this year, she suffered lingering concussion symptoms following a freak gym accident in which the locking mechanism on a leg-press machine failed and a 45kg weight crashed onto her head and knee. "I would say this has been arguably the hardest moment of my career, this year," Jones told BBC Sport. "Having clawed my way back [to win the match], it kind of makes it better. "It shows that, irrespective of the difficulties and adversity, I'm still going to keep trying to play chess with myself and find a way forward."
Wirestock cybersecurity defenses as advances in artificial intelligence raise concerns about vulnerabilities across the financial system. According to the Financial Times, ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson said banks have long been under pressure to improve cyber protections, but rapid developments in AI mean those efforts now need to happen far more quickly. The ECB is expected to raise t...
Wirestock cybersecurity defenses as advances in artificial intelligence raise concerns about vulnerabilities across the financial system. According to the Financial Times, ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson said banks have long been under pressure to improve cyber protections, but rapid developments in AI mean those efforts now need to happen far more quickly. The ECB is expected to raise the issue during a cybersecurity meeting with banks on Tuesday. The urgency stems from the emergence of advanced AI systems such as Anthropic’s ( ANTHRO ) Claude Mythos Preview, which regulators fear could dramatically accelerate the discovery of weaknesses in software and IT infrastructure. The ECB reportedly plans to discuss the risks these models pose to financial stability while encouraging U.S. banks with access to the technology to share lessons with European institutions that have been excluded from testing. AI raises stakes for software vulnerabilities Regulators are particularly concerned that AI tools could identify exploitable flaws almost immediately after software updates or security patches are released, shrinking the window banks have to defend themselves against cyberattacks. Elderson reportedly told the FT that banks cannot rely on limited access to advanced AI models as justification for slower action, since cybercriminals may eventually gain access to similar technology. The issue has become increasingly sensitive in Europe after Anthropic disclosed last month that its Mythos system uncovered thousands of critical vulnerabilities across widely used operating systems and internet browsers. The company has restricted access to the model, prompting concerns among European officials and financial institutions about competitive disadvantages and security exposure. European Union officials are already in discussions with Anthropic about broader testing programs that could allow banks and corporations to assess vulnerabilities identified by the AI system. Meanwhi...