Less than 1: PM Edition, September 30

This evening on Less than 1: the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger wins final court approval, the Los Angeles court seeks attorneys to serve as temporary judges, Jay-Z seeks rehearing after his accuser recants rape allegations, and Oakland police oversight is set to end after 23 years. Also: the FTC opens a probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Paramount-Warner Bros. merger wins final court approval
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394934-paramount-warner-bros-merger-wins-final-court-approval

Los Angeles court seeks attorneys to serve as temporary judges
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394910-los-angeles-court-seeks-attorneys-to-serve-as-temporary-judges

Jay-Z seeks rehearing after accuser recants rape allegations
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394922-jay-z-seeks-rehearing-after-accuser-recants-rape-allegations

Oakland police oversight to end after 23 years
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394929-oakland-police-oversight-to-end-after-23-years

(Reuters) FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
https://www.reuters.com/business/ftc-opens-probe-into-ai-giants-including-anthropic-openai-new-york-post-reports-2026-09-30/