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Netflix Drops Millions on Ben Affleck’s AI Startup: Playing with AI Fire May Actually Burn

July 22, 2026 8:00 amJuly 22, 2026 11:57 am

Leave it to Netflix, the streaming behemoth that’s already disrupted Hollywood’s traditional business model, to double down on the latest threat to actual human creativity: artificial intelligence. In a deal reportedly worth up to $600 million, Netflix has acquired InterPositive,...

Republican AG Candidate Michael Gates Calls Out Rob Bonta on Paramount Lawsuit

July 17, 2026 4:25 pmJuly 17, 2026 4:25 pm

Michael Gates, the Republican candidate challenging Rob Bonta for California Attorney General in 2026, has publicly criticized Bonta’s lack of leadership of the multi-state lawsuit against the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a...

California Leads Coalition of 12 States in Antitrust Lawsuit to Block $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery Merger

July 14, 2026 11:09 amJuly 14, 2026 11:15 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a multistate coalition in a new antitrust lawsuit aimed at halting one of the largest media mergers in history. On Monday, Bonta and attorneys general from 11 other states filed suit in federal...

Wealthy Social Activists Funding Democrat Candidates and Democrat PACS

April 28, 2026 6:30 amApril 28, 2026 2:45 pm

Wealthy social justice activists tried to thwart the Proposition 36 ballot initiative which sought to revert back to law and order in California after Proposition 47 moved the state in the wrong direction, away from tougher criminal penalties. And they...

Warner Brothers Merger Could Shake Up Hollywood and the US Economy

February 9, 2026 11:01 amFebruary 9, 2026 11:01 am

An upcoming Hollywood merger could have drastic consequences to the state and the entire country. The failing and indebted movie and entertainment giant Warner Brothers Discovery is on the bidding block, and both Netflix and Paramount have their eyes on...

Darrell Issa Is Hollywood’s Worst Enemy, Stands Firm Against Netflix-Warner Merger

January 8, 2026 4:34 pmJanuary 8, 2026 4:34 pm

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chair of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, has drawn a clear line in the sand. During a Wednesday hearing, Issa forcefully rejected the notion that Washington should rubber-stamp yet another...

Gov. Newsom Grants Funding to Netflix; Gets $$$ Back as Political Contribution

September 4, 2025 5:15 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:24 pm

In June, California Governor Newsom extolled his work in “protecting film production jobs in Los Angeles and across the state with a new round of 48 projects approved for the California Film Commission’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program.” “Governor...