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Sometime in the past year, Google launched a film and TV production initiative called 100 Zeros in a multi-year partnership with management company Range Media Partners.

The Big Picture: 100 Zeros takes a more arm’s-length approach to influencing the entertainment industry in comparison to its foray as a full-fledged premium streaming service with YouTube Originals. But as Google navigates its cultural impact — especially in relation to rival Apple’s hefty investment in the industry — 100 Zeroes could turn young audiences into Google-product customers.

Behind the Scenes: Google has turned to the team at Range (Longlegs, A Complete Unknown) to be the ultimate Android influencers.

Final Credits: Google has already invested in its first project — last year’s Neon-released horror film Cuckoo. The company helped put up marketing dollars, giving 100 Zeros prime opening-credits placement. Cuckoo may seem like an odd choice out of the gate, but it shows that the tech giant really wants that cool factor.

And Google will need to recapture that cool factor if it wants to compete with Apple. A recent survey from Piper Sandler found that 88% of teens owned an iPhone. Google has some catching up to do.

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OpenAI has reversed its plan to reorganize the AI firm to divorce its non-profit board from its for-profit arm.

Why It Hits: OpenAI has been touting its for-profit plan for a while now in an effort to ramp up fundraising, compete with the growing number of rivals, and make a lot of investors very, very rich. But the ambition was immediately met by swift pushback from rivals, industry watchers, and government officials.

Behind the Curtain: Despite ongoing lawsuits from Elon Musk and Meta over its proposed for-profit restructuring, OpenAI decided to call it quits on its own.

The Future: OpenAI nonprofit board chairman Bret Taylor said that the reversal came about after “hearing from civic leaders and engaging in constructive dialogue with the offices of the Attorney General of Delaware and the Attorney General of California.” The Verge notes that both AGs “have oversight of OpenAI’s nonprofit status and could have blocked its planned restructuring.” So, it’s easy to infer that they signaled that they planned to do just that.

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🎥 President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the US, which freaked out Hollywood and dinged media stocks… and then walked them back, for now.

👀 Spoiler alert: Marvel’s Thunderbolts* revealed its true title in a post-release marketing push across posters and billboards in LA.

🤝 The Supreme Court of British Columbia approved the separation of Lionsgate’s studio business from Starz — the final hurdle for the spin-off.

📱 Apple is reconfiguring its once-ironclad iPhone release schedule and is starting production on a super-thin model.

📉 SHEIN is postponing its IPO on the London Stock Exchange due to the ongoing tariff drama.

👟 Skechers is being acquired by 3G Capital for $9 billion and taken private.

📕 MrBeast and bestselling author James Patterson are co-writing a thriller novel about an extreme global competition.

📺 Peacock is debuting four shows developed under its Creator Accelerator Program that put digital creators through the paces of creating a premium series.

🫠 Meta AI’s new social feed is reportedly a human’s worst nightmare.