Cate Cadell, Nitasha Tiku China bars executives at Meta-owned AI company from leaving country TL;DR China's government has barred executives at Manus, a Meta-owned AI company, from leaving the country. The scrutiny is linked to Manus's recent $2 billion sale to Meta. This incident highlights g...
System Admin OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal TL;DR OpenAI has shut down its Sora video-making application. The decision also includes the cancellation of a $1 billion deal with Disney. The Sora app, launched less than two years ago, aimed to rev...
System Admin Que Sora, Sora TL;DR OpenAI's video generation platform, Sora, has been discontinued after just a few years of operation. The rapid evolution of alternative technologies and shifting market conditions contributed to...
Cade Metz OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator The start-up said it would discontinue Sora just three months after signing a multiyear deal to bring Disney characters to the service....
Ian Duncan A movement to ban data centers gains steam across the U.S. A Movement to Ban Data Centers Gains Steam Across the U.S. TL;DR A growing movement in the U.S. seeks to ban the construction of new data centers. Proposed legislation would pause these developments u...
System Admin OpenAI ends Disney partnership as it closes Sora video-making tool TL;DR OpenAI has terminated its partnership with Disney and shut down its AI-based video creation tool, Sora. Sora was launched less than two years ago and was aimed at transforming video production i...
System Admin Pentagon appears to be ‘punishing’ Anthropic in violation of free speech, judge says TL;DR A U.S. judge has criticized the Pentagon's actions against AI company Anthropic. The Pentagon is accused of violating free speech rights. The judge expressed concern over the Defense Department'...
Don Clark Arm Holdings, in Break From Past, Will Sell Its Own Computer Chips For years, the company sold chip designs to other companies. Now it plans to sell its own chips for A.I. data centers....
System Admin AI could be a blockbuster — just not for film companies TL;DR Artificial intelligence (AI) poses challenges for film companies despite its potential benefits. Film studios may struggle to maintain competitive advantages gained from AI investments. The evol...
System Admin SoftBank tests its own borrowing limits with $30bn bet on OpenAI TL;DR SoftBank has made a significant $30 billion investment in OpenAI, testing its borrowing limits. This hefty investment is part of Masayoshi Son's broader strategy in the rapidly evolving artifici...
Reggie Ugwu AI Replica of Val Kilmer to Appear in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Kilmer’s estate collaborated with the filmmakers to make a digital likeness of the actor, who died of cancer last year....
System Admin BlackRock’s Larry Fink warns AI may intensify wealth inequality TL;DR Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) may deepen wealth inequalities. Wealthy investors likely to gain the most from AI advancements. The discussion raises con...
