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# What Actually Happened, Palate Cleanser
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-10-05-pm/
- Published: 2026-10-05T23:19:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T23:19:17.000Z
- Description: Monday’s headline was Hollywood consolidation made official: David Ellison’s Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount combination now has a name (Skydance) and a to-do list nobody envies. Elsewhere, the UK telecom map got redrawn and a Supreme Court term opened with a climate-liability brawl.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Monday's headline was Hollywood consolidation made official: David Ellison's Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount combination now has a name (Skydance) and a to-do list nobody envies. Elsewhere, the UK telecom map got redrawn and a Supreme Court term opened with a climate-liability brawl.

> **$7.4B** — Venture investment in European defencetech so far in 2026, nearly triple the $2.6B total of the prior year. *(Tech.eu)*

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#### [5 Challenges David Ellison Faces as Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Merge](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/media/david-ellison-skydance-cnn-hollywood.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

The new company is called Skydance. The hard part—deciding what to cut—starts now. *(NYT)*

#### [BT buys TalkTalk out of administration to keep 2.5M customers connected](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/05/bt-buys-talktalk-out-of-administration-to-keep-25m-customers-connected/5301066?ref=adjacent.media)

The former state monopoly acquired a rival's consumer and wholesale businesses, expanding market share in one move. *(The Register)*

#### [Supreme Court Tangles Over a Major Climate Change Case](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/supreme-court-climate-change-oil.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

The justices opened the new term with a fight over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for climate damages. *(NYT)*

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#### [Norway plans temporary ban on AI glasses in parks, schools and gyms](https://thenextweb.com/news/norway-temporary-ban-ai-glasses?ref=adjacent.media)

Norway is drawing a line at smart glasses in the squat rack, a policy debate absent from the 2026 bingo card. *(The Next Web)*