'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is Coming to an End at CBS

The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will broadcast in May 2026, with CBS announcing that it will end the The Late Show franchise entirely after a “historic run.” Host Stephen Colbert, who has led the show since taking over for David Letterman in 2015, confirmed the news ahead of Thursday night’s show. Colbert said, “I’m not being replaced. This is all just going away,” while CBS executives chalked this up as “purely a financial decision.” Following the cancellation, the union representing writers on the show asked New York state attorney general Letitia James to investigate Paramount for any “potential wrongdoing.”

A docuseries on Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina will reportedly be streamed by Disney‘s Hulu, after an HBO Hard Knocks-style series fell through. Belichick addressed the reason why on Ryan Clark’s Pivot Podcast, saying, “Hard Knocks is training camp, and we’re not training camp. We’re just not. … Hard Knocks just didn’t fit for us.” UNC’s first game is on Labor Day against TCU.

Meta says it won’t be signing the European Union’s code of practice for its AI Act, “the first comprehensive regulation on AI by a major regulator anywhere.” The voluntary framework published earlier this month aims to assist companies, such as Meta, Google, and OpenAI, in addressing systemic risks and complying with the regulation. However, Meta claims the code is an overreach, with Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan saying, “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.”

James Gunn‘s Superman has officially crossed the $300 million global mark heading into its second weekend at the box office. Sitting at $177 million stateside, the movie is expected to surpass $200 million in domestic sales soon. In other news, the new I Know What You Did Last Summer film picked up $2.2 million in Thursday previews and is projected to make $15 million to $17 million during its debut weekend.

Snoop Dogg is expanding his business portfolio by purchasing an ownership stake in the Welsh soccer club Swansea City. The news comes days after the multi-Platinum artist helped the team reveal its home kits for the 2025-26 season and three months after it announced that Croatian legend Luka Modrić had also become a co-owner alongside American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen.

Chevron is officially moving forward with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess after the International Chamber of Commerce ruled in Chevron’s favor in a dispute with Exxon Mobil. Chevron and Exxon had been bidding against each other for this deal since 2023, and for good reason, as Hess boasts a 30% stake in the Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana, which Reuters writes holds more than 11 billion barrels of oil.

Netflix executive Ted Sarandos recently revealed that the streaming giant used artificial intelligence to create visual effects in one of its original shows — Argentinian science fiction series El Eternauta — for the very first time. Netflix cites saving money and time as reasons for using the generative AI, with Sarandos claiming it as an “incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper.”

Microsoft abruptly shuttered its Movies & TV app on Friday after offering the service for nearly 20 years. Any previous sales or rentals of movies and TV shows can still be accessed via an Xbox or Windows device; however, Microsoft will not provide refunds due to company policy. The app has been around in some form since 2006, when it was introduced as a storefront for its old Zune device, before turning into an Xbox Video store in 2012 (renamed the Microsoft Movies & TV app in 2015).

Apple is suing well-known leaker Jon Prosser, claiming the YouTuber deliberately and secretly gained access to an employee’s phone to learn unreported information about the then-upcoming iOS 26, according to a lawsuit filed in Northern California on Thursday. In January, Prosser leaked visuals of the yet-to-be-released software on his YouTube channel. Apple reached this conclusion after receiving an anonymous tip email, while Prosser says he “did not plot” anything.

The 2031 Ryder Cup is set to be held at The Camiral Golf & Wellness Resort in Girona, Spain, marking the second time the country has hosted the biennial tournament that pits American players against their European counterparts. This year’s Cup will take place at Bethpage Black in New York before heading to Adare Manor in Ireland for the 2027 version. The 2029 tournament will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.

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