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Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters: Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+. Read More

TIME names ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year: TIME Magazine has named the 'Architects of AI' its Person of the Year, who include Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Fei-Fei Li Read More

Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser Neon: Following a couple of months' testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public — though you'll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it. Read More

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Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage

Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage: Port offers a proprietary alternative to Spotify's popular devtool catalog Backstage, but with a valuable addition: it can be used to manage AI agents, too. Read More

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