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"The departures come as OpenAI pivots strategically, decentralizing its science division and optimizing resource allocation for future breakthroughs."

"Three senior OpenAI executives... departed on the same day as the company shuts down “side quests” including Sora (discontinuing 26 April) and dismantles OpenAI for Science, as OpenAI pivots to enterprise AI on $25 billion in annualised revenue."

"I am immensely grateful to Sam, Mark, Aditya and Jakub for fostering a research environment that allowed us to pursue ideas off-the-beaten path from the company's mainline roadmap."

"It’s been a mind-expanding two years, from Chief Product Officer to joining the research team and starting OpenAI for Science."

"Regarding the creation, the person in charge explained, 'We made sure to coordinate with the relevant parties so that the characters appearing in the background, such as students, would not be identified and cause any trouble.'"

"Wisora's introduction has enabled a transition from traditional manual responses to automated responses via AI, resulting in a roughly 70% decrease in internal inquiries and a significant reduction in workload for limited personnel."

"Brockman describes OpenAI's Super App as integrating coding, browser, and ChatGPT to create a true 'terminal application' where the computer adapts to the person, rather than the person adapting to it."

"Sora's operational costs were reported to be approximately $1 million per day, with some analyses estimating peak costs reached $15 million daily. In contrast, lifetime revenue was only $2.1 million. Looking at the numbers alone, it is clear that this was unsustainable."

"Q&A with OpenAI President Greg Brockman about OpenAI's research direction, how far it can push Codex, closing Sora, betting on text vs. world models, and more."

"Facing pressure to build products that actually make money ahead of a potential upcoming IPO — and with rival Anthropic gaining steam — OpenAI has been shedding so-called “side quests” left and right."

"After Sora’s fall, the Chinese large model manufacturers saw a wave of price increases."

"OpenAI announces it will end the AI video generation app Sora, and a 160 billion yen investment by Disney may be unsuccessful."

"Meet the Beatbot Sora 70: The 4-in-1 Flagship Beatbot For homeowners seeking an end-to-end automated cleaning solution, the Sora 70 stands as the all-around choice in its price range."

"OpenAI chose the latter."

"In Sora, blockbusters are completely driven by 'meme-worthiness,' having nothing to do with who you are or how many followers you have."

"Anthropic's unreleased model's blog post drafts were found from Anthropic's unprotected data store."

"According to The Wall Street Journal, the biggest reason behind Sora’s untimely death wasn’t controversy. It came down to economics."

"They appear to be focusing everything on the new model, which will arrive in about two weeks."

"OpenAI decided to shut down Sora."

"According to a new WSJ investigation, the real explanation is considerably more boring: Sora was a money pit that nobody was using, and keeping it alive was costing OpenAI the AI race."

"When Sam Altman arrived in Los Angeles to attend Vanity Fair's Oscar afterparty earlier this month, his company was just weeks away …"

"OpenAI announced this week that it’s shutting down its Sora app and related video models just six months after launching the app."

"But that deal "never closed," Reuters adds, citing two other people familiar with the matter, "and no money changed hands.""

"OpenAI is now in a frenzy to turn a profit, or at least lose less money."

"OpenAI announced the closure of Sora, stating: "We say goodbye to Sora. Thank you to everyone who created, shared, and built a community around Sora.""

"R.I.P. Sora, 2025-2026. AI Sam came, AI Sam saw, and AI Sam stole those GPUs."

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"OpenAI is streamlining product lines, integrating products into a unified "super app", combining ChatGPT, programming tools, and browser functionality."