The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]

CNBC: OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs. “While Sora proved wildly popular with users, hitting one million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, OpenAI is reeling in costs as it seeks to justify its $730 billion valuation and set the stage for a potential IPO. OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving […]

TechCrunch: U.S. court bars OpenAI from using ‘Cameo’. I was wondering about that. “A federal district court in Northern California ruled in favor of Cameo, a platform that allows users to get personalized video messages from celebrities, and ordered OpenAI to stop using ‘Cameo’ in its products and features.”

Gizmodo: All the Bad Things That Can Happen When You Generate a Sora Video. “The Sora app is powered by Sora 2, an AI model—and a rather breathtaking one to be honest. It can create videos that run the gamut of quality from from banal to profoundly satanic. It is a black hole of energy and data, and also a distributor of highly questionable content. Like so many things these days, using Sora […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/01/gizmodo-all-the-bad-things-that-can-happen-when-you-generate-a-sora-video/

Gizmodo: OpenAI Can’t Legally Use the Word ‘Cameo’ in Sora Now. “According to CNBC, OpenAI must not use the term ‘cameo’ in the Sora app after a temporary restraining order was issued by Judge Eumi K. Lee of the Northern District of California. Last month, OpenAI was sued by Cameo, the celebrity video-selling platform for violating its trademark.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/26/gizmodo-openai-cant-legally-use-the-word-cameo-in-sora-now/