OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video generation app, incidentally ending a $1 billion deal with Disney in the process. Sora unnerved the entertainment industry when it was launched in 2024, with its rapid creation of photo-quality video from text prompts. But it is expensive: Forbes estimated that the company ...
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Philippines declares energy emergencyPhilippines declares energy emergency
The Philippines declared a national emergency as fuel shortages caused by the war in Iran threatened its economic stability, one of a number of Asian nations scrambling to address a looming lack of energy. Several of Asia’s biggest economies import more than 50% of their energy from the Gulf. The ...
Two men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacksTwo men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacks
Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green, London, in the early hours of Monday. ...
‘I hugged armed man to stop him bombing hospital’‘I hugged armed man to stop him bombing hospital’
Nathan Newby, who used kindness to persuade the “lone-wolf terrorist” to abandon his plan, is being awarded the George Medal. ...
Middle East crisis live: Iran launches strikes on US bases in Gulf; oil prices drop after Trump ‘peace plan’ reportMiddle East crisis live: Iran launches strikes on US bases in Gulf; oil prices drop after Trump ‘peace plan’ report
Iran Guards said they fired missiles at Israel and US forces in bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain; crude oil prices fall sharply in early trading Trump’s rehashed 15-point Iran plan unlikely to appease Tehran Some recent photographs taken around the region, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues into ...
The Islamic Republic has not crushed the Iranian people’s resolve. This war will not do so either | Azar NafisiThe Islamic Republic has not crushed the Iranian people’s resolve. This war will not do so either | Azar Nafisi
Life and freedom are integral to the Iranian spirit. Even amid these dark days, I have hope that the conflict could liberate my people What is a writer’s responsibility? I feel that it has always been to give voice to those who have been silenced and to keep people alive ...
‘He liked the fear in our eyes’, Epstein survivors tell BBC‘He liked the fear in our eyes’, Epstein survivors tell BBC
In an interview with BBC Newsnight, five survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses spoke about how pervasive the disgraced financier’s wrongdoing was and what justice could look like. ...
NHS waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreakNHS waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak
Experts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak. ...
‘Wildy unaffordable’: The harsh reality of shared ownership‘Wildy unaffordable’: The harsh reality of shared ownership
For many, the promise of getting a foot on the property ladder has turned into a nightmare. ...
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagersSocial media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers
The government will interview the young people and their parents before and after they try the limits to assess their impact. ...