Politics Aug 01 Hollywood’s video game performers head to picket line over artificial intelligence By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press
Economy Jul 25 Video game performers are going on strike over AI concerns. Here’s what to know Leaders of SAG-AFTRA have billed the issues behind the labor dispute — and artificial intelligence in particular — as an existential crisis for performers in the video game industry because the capacity to cheaply and easily create convincing digital replicas… By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press
Arts Feb 25 ‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone score wins at 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards “Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Nation Nov 09 Watch 8:24 Why the Screen Actors Guild agreed to end a strike that crippled Hollywood The actors' union SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative deal with the Hollywood studios, ending the longest strike for TV and film actors in history. The deal worth more than $1 billion includes new levels of minimum compensation, bonuses tied to… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Economy Nov 08 Hollywood’s actors union has reached a deal with studios to end its strike after nearly four months Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike, bringing an end to months of labor strife that ground the entertainment industry to a historic halt. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Oct 02 Late-night shows return after writers strike, actors resume talks that could end their standoff By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike. John Oliver returned to his "Last Week Tonight" with a full-throated endorsement of the strike and its successful outcome. Continue reading
Sep 26 Hollywood actors vote to strike against video game makers in ongoing labor dispute By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Some of the same issues are at play in the video game negotiations as in the broader actors strike that has shut down Hollywood for months, including wages, safety measures and protections on the use of artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: GOP hardliner blasts McCarthy’s plan to avoid government shutdown In our news wrap Sunday, House negotiations to avoid a government shutdown enter their final week, France is ending its military presence in Niger, talks continued in the auto workers and Hollywood strikes, NASA retrieved its first asteroid samples from… Continue watching
Sep 16 Return of some shows to daytime television signals new phase in Hollywood strikes By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Drew Barrymore — a daughter of a proud acting dynasty — is making new batches of her syndicated talk show despite picketers outside her studio, as daytime TV becomes the latest battlefield in the ongoing Hollywood labor strife. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:19 Why artificial intelligence is a central dispute in the Hollywood strikes By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery This Labor Day weekend, Hollywood production remains shut down by writers and actors on strike. At the heart of negotiations is figuring out the role of artificial intelligence in the motion picture industry. Jules Roscoe, a reporter at VICE Motherboard,… Continue watching