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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-05-18-pm/
- Published: 2026-05-18T23:08:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T23:08:27.000Z
- Description: Markets stayed focused on corporate moves Monday while G7 finance ministers met in Paris on Iran. The day’s action was in M&A and a few numbers worth noting.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Markets stayed focused on corporate moves Monday while G7 finance ministers met in Paris on Iran. The day's action was in M&A and a few numbers worth noting.

> **$7.5B** — CXMT's Q1 revenue, up 719% year-over-year, as the Chinese DRAM upstart claims 7.67% global market share. *(Nikkei Asia)*

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#### [Publicis Agrees to Acquire LiveRamp for $2.2B](https://www.adweek.com/agencies/publicis-to-acquire-liveramp-for-22-billion/?ref=adjacent.media)

The French ad giant is buying the data connectivity layer it needs for agentic advertising frameworks to function. This is infrastructure, not a media buy. *(Adweek)*

#### [CXMT Reports Q1 Profit Up 1,688% as China Climbs to No. 4 in DRAM](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/china-s-cxmt-logs-1-688-profit-surge-amid-global-memory-crunch?ref=adjacent.media)

The memory crunch is minting Chinese chipmakers at a pace that pressures Micron's supply chain. *(Nikkei Asia)*

#### [Anthropic Agrees to Brief Global Financial Stability Board on AI-Found Vulnerabilities](https://www.ft.com/content/7d309f94-3618-4511-9778-d1447799c5e4?ref=adjacent.media)

An AI lab briefed a G20 financial watchdog on systemic risks its own model uncovered. *(Financial Times)*