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Skydance names its leadership team: Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will lead films, George Cheeks will lead TV, and Casey Bloys will lead DTC streaming (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/david-ellison-skydance-new-leadershi…

David Ellison Names Skydance Corp. Leadership Team
David Ellison announced his picks for the senior execs to run Skydance, the new company that merges Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Shanghai-based BCI startup raises RMB330 million in record-setting angel round https://technode.com/2026/08/03/shanghai-based-bci-startup-raises-rmb330-million-in-record-setting-angel-round/ ~$50 million for 主动科技 ("Act…

Shanghai-based BCI startup raises RMB330 million in record-setting angel round · TechNode
Shanghai-based brain-computer interface startup Active Technology (our translation of 主动科技, the company’s Chinese name) has completed a RMB330 million

Chiefs' Eric Bieniemy checks in at camp, remains away from team after wife's shooting https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-eric-bieniemy-checks-camp-wife-shooting

MADISON, Wis. — Police and city workers used bulldozers Tuesday morning
to begin clearing out a makeshift encampment that protesters set up at the intersection where an officer shot and killed a man two weeks ago.

The spot where Corey Ruiz was killed on Williamson and Baldwin streets became a protest site immediately after the shooting July 22.
By late last week, it included portable toilets and dozens of tents,
including some for food and medical assistance.
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Police clear encampment at intersection of Madison police shooting
The spot where Corey Ruiz was killed on Williamson and Baldwin streets became a protest site immediately after the shooting July 22.

Cyberangriff: Unbefugte hatten angeblich Zugriff auf Antrieb von Öl-Supertanker
Ende August haben FBI und US-Küstenwache einen Öltanker geentert, der stundenlang nicht kommunizieren konnte. Nun gibt es Erkenntnisse über den Cyberangriff.

Cyberangriff: Unbefugte hatten angeblich Zugriff auf Antrieb von Öl-Supertanker
Ende August haben FBI und US-Küstenwache einen Öltanker geentert, der stundenlang nicht kommunizieren konnte. Nun gibt es Erkenntnisse über den Cyberangriff.

A look at the challenges facing Skydance, including nearly $80B in debt and a commitment to achieve $6B in operational savings over three years (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/skydance-debt-cash-flow-ellison-s…

Skydance's High-Wire Act Begins: Managing $80 Billion in Debt
After a long battle to get the Warner Bros. deal done, Skydance's high-wire act begins as it has three years to tame its $80 billion debt load.

It's fair to ask the Lions when enough is enough after another defensive stinker https://www.nfl.com/news/it-s-fair-to-ask-the-lions-when-enough-is-enough-after-another-defensive-stinker

Memo: Mark Thompson says he will stay on as CNN chair and EIC under Skydance, arguing David Ellison "supports independent news that CNN has always stood for" (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
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CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson Says He Will Stay On Under New Owner Skydance
Mark Thompson told the network’s employees that he had faith that David Ellison, the chief executive of Skydance, would support “independent news that CNN has always stood for.”

EU-Verteidigungspläne: Experten warnen vor digitaler Souveränität um jeden Preis
Verteidigungsbeamte und Rüstungskonzerne warnen vor dem EU-Gesetz CADA. Sie befürchten, dass der zu schnelle Ausschluss von US-Technik die Sicherheit gefährdet.

EU-Verteidigungspläne: Experten warnen vor digitaler Souveränität um jeden Preis
Verteidigungsbeamte und Rüstungskonzerne warnen vor dem EU-Gesetz CADA. Sie befürchten, dass der zu schnelle Ausschluss von US-Technik die Sicherheit gefährdet.

5 Challenges David Ellison Faces as Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Merge https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/media/david-ellison-skydance-cnn-hollywood.html