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View More NewsOpenAI has announced it is shutting down its video generation platform Sora after just six months, with CEO Sam Altman reportedly telling staff the company is winding down all of its video products.“We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app,” Sora posted to X on Tuesday. “We know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.”Sora was released in September to a buzzy reception as the ChatGPT maker sought to make inroads on short-form video content popular across TikTok and Meta’s Instagram.However, the app also faced backlash over…
In brief Bernstein analysts wrote in a note on Tuesday that Strategy appears to have weathered the worst of crypto’s latest plunge from all-time highs. The Bitcoin-buying firm is set to notch its second-largest quarterly Bitcoin addition, partly due to its flagship preferred share, the analysts wrote. The analysts reaffirmed expectations that Bitcoin hits $150,000 this year, alongside a $440 price target for Strategy’s shares. Strategy showed its doubters that the Bitcoin-buying firm can weather the depths of crypto’s bear market and still extend its lead as the asset’s largest corporate holder, analysts at investment bank Bernstein wrote in a…
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