How Sora 2 by OpenAI is challenging Hollywood

The launch of OpenAI’s updated Sora 2 AI video service kicked off another round of anxiety among musicians, actors and other content creators. Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by typing in a prompt. The app is only available on iOS devices and is limited to invitees, meaning people need a code to access…

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Live updates: Vought says layoffs have started

Russell Vought, head of the White House Office of Management and Budget, posted on Friday that the layoffs had begun after threats of a government shutdown. “RIFs have begun,” Watt said.Posted, Vought did not provide any details about which agencies or how many people would be affected. Wyatt and President Trump have long threatened that…

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Trump admin lays off federal workers

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown,…

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Trump Nobel Peace Prize snub angers White House; Machado praises him

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is leading a demonstration against the re-inauguration of authoritarian President Maduro this Friday. Jesus Vargas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Committee after it declined to pick President Donald Trump for the organization’s vaunted peace prize. But the prize’s actual recipient,…

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