OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora

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OpenAI said Tuesday it would discontinue Sora, its AI video app, roughly six months after launch. The company also said it would shutter the Sora API that allowed developers and Hollywood studios to access the text-to-video model.The move shows how the ChatGPT-maker is trying to focus its efforts ahead of a planned IPO. OpenAI’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, said

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How sportsbooks plan to turn bracket-mania into long-term betting interest

Nothing says March Madness like a bracket—the image is quite literally part of the official NCAA logo for the tournament.But with bracket busts all but inevitable, participation usually free, and picks just as likely made

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Google Shakes Up Its Browser Agent Team Amid OpenClaw Craze

Google is shaking up the team behind Project Mariner, its AI agent that can navigate the Chrome browser and complete tasks on a user’s behalf, WIRED has learned. In recent months, some Google Labs staffers

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YouTube touts Gemini-infused creator tools suite at NewFronts

If there were three takeaways from YouTube’s 2026 NewFronts announcements this year, we’d boil it down to this: creators, creators, and creators. Which is not to be confused with last year’s YouTube NewFronts which were

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OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage

Last month, researchers at Northeastern University invited a bunch of OpenClaw agents to join their lab. The result? Complete chaos.The viral AI assistant has been widely heralded as a transformative technology—as well as a potential

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Is creator TV the next era of television?

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Iran Warns US Tech Firms Could Become Targets as War Expands

Major US technology companies have been named as potential targets as the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States begins to spill into the digital infrastructure that powers modern economies.Iranian state-linked media this week published a list of offices and infrastructure run by US companies with Israeli links whose

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Want your brand to stand out? Consider breaking a world record

It’s generally frowned upon to create ad campaigns or fudge campaign numbers with the primary purpose of winning industry awards. What if taking home a prize became the ad itself?Consider the Guinness World Record, which allows for people and organizations, including brands, to attempt to go down in history by

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Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans

When the user asks “What enemy military unit is in the region?” the AIP Assistant guesses that it’s “likely an armor attack battalion based on the pattern of the equipment.” This prompts the analyst to request a MQ-9 Reaper drone to survey the scene. They then ask the AIP Assistant

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‘The tide has turned’: Why the era of the Madison Avenue holding company is on its way out

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China’s OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies

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Why Hyundai locked up a jersey sponsorship with Boston Legacy FC early

Boston sports fandom is legendary, but it’s been almost a decade since women’s soccer fans in the city had a hometown team to root for.With a record-setting crowd of more than 30,000 at its debut game last weekend, it’s safe to say that fans are excited to welcome Boston Legacy

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Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini

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NWSL kicks off 14th season with new marketing strategy

The NWSL season kicked off on Friday with two new teams and a new approach to marketing.The league’s fourth annual marketing campaign, “Imagine Missing This,” will be targeted more narrowly than campaigns from previous years, though it’s still geared toward top-of-funnel goals like awareness and brand building as the NWSL

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Nvidia Will Spend $26 Billion to Build Open-Weight AI Models, Filings Show

Nvidia will spend $26 billion over the next five years to build open source artificial intelligence models, according to a 2025 financial filing. Executives confirmed the news, which has not been previously reported, in interviews with WIRED.The sizable investment could see Nvidia evolve from a chipmaker with an impressive software

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