What worries media mogul Rogers

Former NBC Cable President Tom Rogers is dialing back his bullishness on Netflix. The media trailblazer, who was a self-proclaimed “raging bull” on Netflix, told CNBC’s “Fast Money” this week he’s starting to worry — and listed competition with free content on YouTube as a headwind. “[Netflix] still [has] more hit shows than all the…

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Shengjia Zhao to lead Meta’s AI Superintelligence Lab

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said Shengjia Zhao, the co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will serve as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Zuckerberg…

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FCC approves $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger

The Paramount Global headquarters in New York, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission cleared the way Thursday for an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media. The deal, which was announced more than a year ago, includes the CBS broadcast television network, Paramount…

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Judge in Trump Murdoch case handled Michael Cohen lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Evelyn Hockstein | Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump‘s new $10 billion libel lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be handled by the same Florida federal judge who presided over a prior breach-of-contract suit Trump…

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OpenAI plans to open first D.C. office next year

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 at Moscone Center on June 02, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images OpenAI said it will open its first office in Washington, D.C. early next year, the latest sign that the artificial intelligence startup is looking to deepen its ties to…

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TikTok must face trial on kids exploitation lawsuit

FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters A judge this week rejected TikTok‘s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the state of New Hampshire accusing it of using manipulative design features aimed at children and teens. “The Court’s decision is an important step toward…

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