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Chad was left in charge for a few days. Disney axed jobs at ESPN, Pixar and Nat Geo. And IATSE members are concerned about being cut off of a lucrative list. Joanna Stern covers an AI company using humans doing chores to train robots ESPN layoffs are underway ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro’s leaked message to staff Pixar and Nat Geo hit with layoffs IATSE members are concerned about a roster crackdown ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

Several states are putting their foot down in regards to the Paramount Skydance purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. A dozen states are suing to stop Paramount’s Warner Bros. bid Expanded information on the State’s lawsuit against Paramount Skydance ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

Three sets of layoffs at major entertainment companies is never a good sign. Xbox hit with 4,800 layoffs The NBA is going through layoffs The Associated Press thinks offshore jobs are good for their business ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

Hollywood agents are jumping on the creator bandwagon. Can they help usher in a new era of celebrity? And ABC needs its viewer's help to fend off the FCC. Are influencers the next big thing in Hollywood? ABC is finally standing up for itself, with the audience’s help ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

Elon Musk is a trillionaire and still lacks true beauty. Elon Musk is a trillionaire (in net worth) What a trillion looks like What a trillion is in actual terms The SpaceX IPO was pretty, pretty big Elon’s goals were ambitious, still not much achieved SpaceX is valued higher than other high value companies Thousands of SpaceX employees are millionaires now SpaceX is buying an AI start up A Texas town wants the trickle down effect to happen ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

All of the A.I. companies are ready to go public. Just how big will they be? Open A.I. is ready to go public, other companies want to join as well No matter what happens, Perplexity will go public in a few years ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

CBS News and "60 Minutes" are going through changes that may not be for the better. Bari Weiss lets go of a few “60 Minutes” mainstays Fired correspondent worries about the future of the newsmagazine New “60 Minutes” boss has a mobile vision of the future He may also not know how news works Dan Rather, others are very vocal about this disdain for the current CBS News regime Scott Pelley does not hold back on his views of Weiss ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

After a three day strike, New York avoids total commuter destruction. And, while Meta turns hard into artificial intelligence, LinkedIn wants to curb user's reliance on it. New York’s Long Island Rail Road Workers strike ends after three days Meta is reassigning employees to AI-focused jobs LinkedIn is so tired of A.I. created posts ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

The leads of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" are sharing the wealth; Byron Allen expands his media ambitions; and a look at SAG-AFTRA's new deal with studios. Mr. Beast's “Beast Games” let's the staff unionize “The Devil Wears Prada 2” paydays Byron Allen is buying Buzzfeed What's inside the new 4 year SAG-AFTRA deal with studios ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky

Taylor Swift helps other artists on Universal Music Group and James Murdoch wants to buy Vox Media. Taylor Swift helps Universal Music artists make money in a Spotify stock sale James Murdoch is interested in Vox Media ————————————————— Get social! Portfolio C+ Comedy Youtube TikTok Instagram Bluesky