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06/05/2026

Anthony Head, the British actor known for his roles in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Ted Lasso,' has died. He was 72.

06/05/2026

Nonfarm payrolls jumped a seasonally adjusted 172,000 for the period, down slightly from the upwardly revised 179,000 in April and far above the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 80,000.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 80,000 in May while the unemployment rate held at 4.3%.

06/05/2026

SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, which includes new provisions on synthetic actors and a merger of the union’s two pension funds.

SAG-AFTRA members have voted to ratify a four-year contract with the major studios that includes AI terms and a merger of the union's pension plans.

06/03/2026

Universal’s 1st theme park and resort in the U.K. now has an official name, plus a financial commitment described by the British government as “one of the largest ever investments in the U.K. tourism sector.”

Work on Universal United Kingdom Resort, the first Universal theme park in the UK, will start soon, with Comcast pledging $8 billion+ and UK govt $1.7

06/01/2026

Sara Bennett, one of the founders of VFX firm Milk, has moved to The Boys outfit Untold Studios. Bennett, an Oscar winner for Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, has joined the Untold film and episodic team as VFX Supervisor.

Sara Bennett has joined Untold Studios from Milk VFX after Milk was acquired by Phantom Media Group - her credits include 'The Witcher'.

05/31/2026

Movie theaters across the nation were jamming with Gen Z crowds, who showed up en masse for not one but two buzzy horror films. A24’s “Backrooms” collected a jaw-dropping, record-breaking $81 million from 3,442 North American theaters in its opening weekend

It was a great weekend for moviegoing as "Backrooms" and "Obsession" fueled record turnouts.

05/30/2026

Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning Editor Behind ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 80
She also worked with then-husband George Lucas on ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘American Graffiti.’

She also worked with then-husband George Lucas on ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘American Graffiti.’

05/30/2026

Costs to access powerful AI tools are soaring, forcing company leaders to ask some difficult questions.

Companies begin to question the payoffs of toxenmaxxing.

05/28/2026

CNN has sued Perplexity, alleging the AI company infringed the news network’s copyrights and trademarks by illegally copying and distributing content without its consent.

CNN has sued Perplexity, alleging the AI company infringed the news network's copyrights and trademarks by illegally copying and distributing content without its consent.

05/27/2026

Amazon announced the GenAI Creators’ Fund, which is providing funding and access to AI production tools to filmmakers, digital creators and tech startups for developing premium TV shows and movies. Amazon MGM Studios is teaming with sister organization Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch what they claim will be the industry’s first purpose-built AI production platform for visual storytelling.

Amazon MGM Studios unveiled the GenAI Creators’ Fund, which will provide funding and access to AI production tools built on AWS, and announced deals for projects from Albie Hecht and Jorge Gutierrez.