Donald Trump Signs Executive Order To Sideline State AI Laws

Donald Trump Signs Executive Order To Sideline State AI Laws

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at sidelining state artificial intelligence laws, as tech giants have warned that a patchwork of regulations will slow the development of the emerging industry. Trump’s executive order had long been anticipated, after Congress rejected a proposal to preempt state AI laws as part of the president’s…

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Oscar-Contending Short ‘Perfectly A Strangeness’ Takes Audience To Desert Terrain Of Donkeys And Cosmic Observatories

Oscar-Contending Short ‘Perfectly A Strangeness’ Takes Audience To Desert Terrain Of Donkeys And Cosmic Observatories

One of the most cinematic documentaries of the year comes in short form, with no dialogue. Alison McAlpine’s Oscar contender perfectly a strangeness, winner of more than a dozen awards at film festivals around the world, runs a spare 15 minutes. “I wanted to tell a tall tale without any dialogue,” McAlpine tells Deadline, “and…

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Sugar23 Reorganizes Amid Evolution Into Next-Generation Branded Entertainment Studio, Six Managers To Depart

Sugar23 Reorganizes Amid Evolution Into Next-Generation Branded Entertainment Studio, Six Managers To Depart

EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23, the management and production company founded by Michael Sugar, on Thursday announced a comprehensive company reorg intended to accelerate its evolution into a next-generation entertainment studio that bridges Hollywood creativity with brand-driven storytelling at scale. Sugar23 vets elevated under the reorganization include Matt Rotondo, Shawna Wexler, Ashley Zalta, Margaux Swerdloff, and Mike Mayer.…

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Trump signs order aimed at curbing state AI laws

Trump signs order aimed at curbing state AI laws

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that will attempt to preempt a growing number of state laws governing the technology with a national standard. “We want to have one central source of approval,” Trump told reporters, flanked by top advisers, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Trump said…

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Disney’s Dana Walden Doesn’t Appreciate Being “Pit Against Colleagues” As CEO Race Enters Final Stages, Opens Up About Jimmy Kimmel Furor

Disney’s Dana Walden Doesn’t Appreciate Being “Pit Against Colleagues” As CEO Race Enters Final Stages, Opens Up About Jimmy Kimmel Furor

Dana Walden has gone on the record on two topics that have swirled around Hollywood this year: the Disney CEO race and Jimmy Kimmel. Walden, who is Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment, opened up about both topics in an interview with Bloomberg’s The Circuit with Emily Chang. Asked what it’s been like being one of the candidates…

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Film Adaptation Of Dr. Ronald Mallett Memoir ‘Time Traveler’ In Works From Wild Nest Pictures & Jagman Productions

Film Adaptation Of Dr. Ronald Mallett Memoir ‘Time Traveler’ In Works From Wild Nest Pictures & Jagman Productions

EXCLUSIVE: A big-screen adaptation of Dr. Ronald Mallett’s memoir “Time Traveler: A Scientist’s Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality,” co-written by Bruce Henderson in 2006, is in the works from producers Tom Brittney and his Wild Nest Pictures, as well as Josh Green’s Jagman Productions. Mallett is a theoretical physicist who is best…

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Lululemon CEO McDonald to step down, shares rise 10%

Lululemon CEO McDonald to step down, shares rise 10%

LULULEMON Athletica said that CEO Calvin McDonald was leaving the company without a replacement and raised its annual profit forecast, sending shares up about 10 per cent in extended trade on Thursday. McDonald will step down from Lululemon in January after about seven years at the helm. The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar…

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