## CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

Authored by cnn.com

In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, and apparently exiting the late-night television business altogether.

The settlement – and Paramount’s pending merger with Skydance Media – spurred speculation about Colbert’s future at CBS.

CBS, however, said in a statement that “this is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.

Due to plunging ad revenue, “The Late Show” is no longer profitable, according to a source close to the network.

“It’s the end of ‘The Late Show’ on CBS,” he added, going on to say, “This is all just going away.”.

“The Late Show” franchise has been a cornerstone of the CBS lineup for more than thirty years.

“But if CBS believes it can escape without some serious questions about capitulating to Trump, they are seriously deluded,” Carter said. »

### Brazil’s President Lula says Trump was ‘not elected to be emperor of the world,’ as US-Brazil spat escalates

Authored by edition.cnn.com

In the letter, Trump linked the astronomical tariff threat to what he described as a “witch hunt” trial against Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro, a close Trump ally, is facing trial in Brazil for allegedly attempting to overthrow Lula following his presidential win in 2022.

The president of the Republic has no influence whatsoever,” he said, adding that Bolsonaro “is not being judged personally. »

### Steam's slop problem has gotten much worse as reports say the number of games using GenAI has gone up almost 800% in the last year alone

Authored by gamesradar.com

One glance at the Nintendo eShop unloads a wave of slop with low-effort, AI-generated thumbnails.

A report from Ichiro Lambe (founder of indie studio Dejobaan Games) found that things are only getting worse.

"A year ago, I poked around Steam to see how many game developers were disclosing usage of Generative AI. »

### Bacteria discovered that turns CO2 gas into stone, which could then be used for buildings

Authored by earth.com

Under the right conditions, it converts the gas into solid limestone.

Inside sealed flasks pressurized with carbon dioxide at more than 470 times atmospheric levels, the bacteria precipitated calcium carbonate with 94 percent of its carbon coming directly from the gas.

The species earned its name, “mega‑bacterium,” in 1884 because its cells were considered giant for bacteria of the day. »

### New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites

Authored by nbcnews.com

The recent assessment is a snapshot of the damage U.S. strikes inflicted amid an intelligence-gathering process that administration officials have said is expected to continue for months.

President Trump was clear and the American people understand: Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz were completely and totally obliterated.

Indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian officials failed to clinch a deal before Israel launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. »

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