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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-10-19-pm/
- Published: 2026-10-19T23:17:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T23:17:26.000Z
- Description: Markets were bracing for more AI-driven pain after last week’s rout, but futures are pointing to a rebound instead. The corporate-drama beat delivered a 33-hour boardroom coup that didn’t quite stick.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Markets were bracing for more AI-driven pain after last week's rout, but futures are pointing to a rebound instead. The corporate-drama beat delivered a 33-hour boardroom coup that didn't quite stick.

> **33 hours** — That's how long the board's attempt to oust WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg lasted before collapsing. *(Fortune)*

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#### [US stocks set for rebound after AI sell-off](https://www.ft.com/content/915ea7ca-1f35-4847-810a-fb29e8344496?syn-25a6b1a6=1&ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Nasdaq 100 futures are up after the index's biggest weekly drop since April of last year. *(Financial Times)*

#### [Inside the 33-hour failed boardroom coup to overthrow WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg](https://fortune.com/2026/10/19/inside-the-33-hour-failed-boardroom-coup-to-overthrow-wordpress-founder-matt-mullenweg/?ref=adjacent.media)

Automattic's six-member board voted to put its CEO on notice on Sept. 9\. *(Fortune)*

#### [Anthropic says it's committing 5% of its shares to a 'public benefit fund'](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/anthropic-says-its-committing-5-of-its-shares-to-a-public-benefit-fund/?ref=adjacent.media)

The plan includes "large donations to traditional nonprofits," and a 5% equity pledge now appears in writing. *(TechCrunch)*

#### [Art Basel Las Vegas? The Fight Over Miami Beach's Fair](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/arts/design/art-basel-miami-beach-contract-vegas.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

After 18 months of negotiations and a Nevada relocation threat, the fair stays in Miami Beach through 2031\. *(NYT)*