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Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 - OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal OpenAI has shut down its artificial intelligence (AI) video-generation app Sora less than two years after its unveiling made headlines for creating realistic clips based on simple prompts. At the same time OpenAI will also wind down its $1bn content partnership with entertainment giant Disney , the BBC understands. OpenAI told the BBC on Wednesday ...

Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 - Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics and its approachable humanoid Sprout The deal, Amazon's second robotics acquisition this month, brings a 50-pound, 3.5-foot bipedal robot called Sprout into the company's portfolio, less than two months after Fauna launched it to research and development partners. Terms were not disclosed. The race to put a humanoid robot in every home has a new entrant. Amazon has acquired Fauna ...

Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 - Topics More from TechCrunch Apple on Tuesday announced that it will begin to allow advertisers to target customers on Apple Maps , starting in the U.S. and Canada later this summer. The ads will be available to any size business that has a physical location and has already created a business listing on Apple Maps. Users, meanwhile, will see the ads appear next to relevant search results. The ads are part of a ...