OpenAI will shut down its Sora Videos API on September 24, 2026, affecting models sora-2, sora-2-pro, and associated snapshots, with all account data deleted and no replacement offered by OpenAI. The …
In a lighter week for Big Tech patents, 179 filings were published, with Samsung leading at 30, followed by Sony at 28, Microsoft at 27, and Google at 26, while Meta, Amazon, and OpenAI published none…
John Ternus became CEO of Apple on September 1, 2026, succeeding Tim Cook, who remains as executive chairman. Ternus, a low-key engineer with 25 years at Apple, faces the challenge of leading the comp…
Apple Inc. moved up the release of new Mac mini and Mac Studio models after unexpectedly strong enterprise demand for Macs capable of running AI workloads, according to The Information. The early laun…
Google has approached Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery and other studios about licensing intellectual property for its AI tools, but no agreements have been reached due to legal and union con…
Michel Gagné, a veteran of 'The Iron Giant,' 'Ratatouille,' and 'Spider-Verse,' unveiled the first trailer for 'The Saga of Rex,' a 60-minute hand-drawn feature he created, directed, and animated almo…
Fans accused the 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' art book of using generative AI after spotting distorted taxis in New York concept art, but the book's publisher and a Reddit user involved in its layout d…
Chipmunk Works, in a Medium article, argues that Silicon Valley should follow Disney's 1957 'Our Friend the Atom' approach to build a friendly AI, citing the need for public trust and education. The a…
Anthropic filed an amended answer to Daniel Benjamin Gilbert's copyright complaint, adding a First Amendment defense and a counterclaim for declaratory judgment of non-infringement based on fair use. …
The Motion Picture Association and ByteDance announced a global agreement Monday to protect intellectual property on ByteDance's AI video and image generators, including Seedance and Seedream, marking…
JamesTDG, an independent software creator and digital artist, has contributed to over 20 articles on the Consumer Rights Wiki, documenting anti-consumer practices by companies including Disney, Ninten…
Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital, announced he is teaming up with former Disney CEO Bob Iger to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion, pending NBA Board of Governors …
Paramount Skydance has capped monthly Claude token usage for tech employees to control AI spending, a senior AI leader announced in an early-August Slack message. The limits, tailored by person and ne…
Ellery Voss Advisors, a tech-enabled growth advisory firm based in New York and Hong Kong, released a report projecting the global short drama and short-form video industry will grow from roughly $12.…
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses can be used to secretly identify strangers by combining facial recognition with public databases, and a Harvard student's viral experiment showed that Disney character son…
Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull joined the jury of Higgsfield's $1 million generative AI film competition, while Disney reported strong Q3 profits boosted by a $100 million tariff refund and over 1,000 jo…
Disney reported Q3 revenue of $25.3 billion, up 7% year-over-year, and increased its share repurchase program to roughly $9 billion from about $7 billion, partly using cash previously set aside for a …
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro outlined plans to evolve Disney+ into a 'super app' with games, merchandise, and increased personalization, and reiterated the company's AI strategy, in a staff memo following …
Adobe Chief Marketing Officer and EVP of Global Marketing Lara Balazs said at the Cannes Lions 2026 festival that enterprise AI adoption is shifting from fear to confidence, citing the NFL, Disney, L'…
MiniMax renamed its agent product Mavis in May 2026 and rebuilt it around Agent Teams, where a Leader, Worker, and Verifier split tasks, but the company's own engineering post admits this only pays of…