OpenAI to shut down Sora video generator 15 months after launch

🎬 OpenAI to shut down Sora LINK

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OpenAI will discontinue the Sora app and wind down its API just over a year after debuting the video model.

The company told users it will share timelines for the app and API and details on processing refunds and data soon.

The shutdown sparked immediate fallout, with Disney exiting a high‑profile deal following Sora’s closure.

A Santa Fe jury found Meta violated New Mexico law and awarded $375 million in damages tied to harms to children.

The case focused on how Facebook and Instagram features affected youths’ mental health and safety.

It marks Meta’s first courtroom defeat on child safety and could influence similar cases nationwide.

A U.S. judge questioned the Defense Department’s designation that barred Anthropic from certain contracts, calling it seemingly punitive.

The court showed skepticism toward the DoD’s rationale as it weighs relief for the AI company.

The dispute highlights growing tensions between federal risk policies and fast‑moving AI vendors.

New capabilities let Claude coordinate multi‑step workflows and operate desktop apps and the browser on your behalf.

Anthropic positions the features for repetitive, time‑consuming tasks while emphasizing permissioning and safety controls.

The post outlines how to get started, early use cases, and access details for users and developers.

The encyclopedia adopted a sitewide policy prohibiting AI‑written prose in articles, carving out two limited exceptions.

Editors now face the challenge of enforcing and detecting AI‑authored text at scale.

The move reflects growing pushback against low‑quality ‘AI slop’ and homogenized content online.

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