Sora is now available on Android in the US, Canada, and other regions
The Sora app is now available for Android users in the US, Canada, and Japan, among other regions.
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OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android
OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android. The app, which lets you create, share, and remix AI-generated videos, is now available on the Google Play Store in the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, according to an announcement on Tuesday. OpenAI launched Sora on iOS in September, with the app […]
Samsung previews HDR10 Plus Advanced, its answer to Dolby Vision 2
During a press junket last week, Samsung showed a simulated demo of the new dynamic HDR format, and it includes six features similar to what the recently-revealed Dolby Vision 2 will offer. TVs from Samsung and any other manufacturers who support it will be able to boost picture brightness for 4,000-5,000 nit TVs that have […]
Norway’s wealth fund vote is latest blow to Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Elon Musk is pushing for a $1 trillion performance pay package. Another major shareholder has said no.
Google’s entire Fitbit lineup is already seeing steep discounts for Black Friday
Black Friday is still nearly a month off, but that hasn’t stopped the big-name retailers — specifically Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy — from discounting a slew of Fitbit devices in the run-up to the main event. Most of the company’s smartwatches and fitness trackers are either matching or exceeding their lowest price to date, and in […]
Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x
Shopify says AI-driven traffic to its online stores is up 7x since January, and orders from AI search are up 11x.
Netflix in talks to license video podcasts from iHeartMedia, report says
Netflix is looking for exclusivity, which means that video podcasts that it licenses could no longer be uploaded to YouTube.
Predator: Badlands is a lighthearted twist on the brutal sci-fi series
Between Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers, 20th Century Studios’ classic survival thriller franchise has been on a tear with stories that get at the heart of what makes this world of alien big game hunters great. In both films, director Dan Trachtenberg stuck to the Predator series’ narrative basics and focused on crafting clever […]
Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has jumped into a conflict over the online encyclopedia’s page on “Gaza genocide.” Just days after a Wikipedia editor froze changes to the article, Wales posted a statement on a page dedicated to discussing edits, saying the article “requires immediate correction” and is part of a broader neutrality problem on the […]
Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper Mac laptop with an iPhone chip
Apple is working on a low-cost Mac laptop powered by an iPhone chip that it plans to launch in the first half of 2026, according to Bloomberg. The laptop will also have a “a lower-end LCD display” and a screen size that’s “slightly below” the 13.6-inch screen on the current MacBook Air. The laptop will […]