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OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court | Equity Podcast

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push…

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6 months ago

March 27, 2026

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That tension is everywhere this week, from OpenAI shutting down its Sora app to courts finally starting to hold social platforms accountable. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into what it looks like when the AI hype cycle meets reality.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:30 Would you turn down $26M for your farm?

03:56 Rivals Kalshi & Polymarket CEOs are investing together

10:28 Deals for drones: Zipline, Brinc & Lucid Bots

18:17 Kleiner Perkins goes all-in on AI with $3.5B raise

22:52 OpenAI shuts down Sora

28:04 Meta gets hit with dual verdicts

34:56 Outro

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They’re Building FLOATING Nuclear Power Plants

Take a look inside Bluecore Energy, a company newly out of stealth, building a prototype nuclear power plant on a barge. Timecode Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:29 Inside Bluecore Energy 1:07 Bluecore’s Plan 1:40 The Reactor 2:05 Water Desalination 2:41 Command Center 3:12 Bluecore Energy’s Big Goal Video Credits: Host: Jesse Orrall Scripted by: Jesse Orrall…

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1 day ago

September 20, 2026

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Take a look inside Bluecore Energy, a company newly out of stealth, building a prototype nuclear power plant on a barge.

Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:29 Inside Bluecore Energy
1:07 Bluecore’s Plan
1:40 The Reactor
2:05 Water Desalination
2:41 Command Center
3:12 Bluecore Energy’s Big Goal

Video Credits:
Host: Jesse Orrall
Scripted by: Jesse Orrall
Producer: Jesse Orrall
Camera: Dustin Shepard
Video Editor: Jesse Orrall
Thumbnail Designer: Viva Tung

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Unboxing Apple’s Darkest Pro iPhone Ever! The iPhone 18 Pro Max in Black

Unbox the $1,299 iPhone 18 Pro Max in black with us 📲🖤 #iphone18promax #blackiphone #apple #unboxing #iphone18pro

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2 days ago

September 20, 2026

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Unbox the $1,299 iPhone 18 Pro Max in black with us 📲🖤 #iphone18promax #blackiphone #apple #unboxing #iphone18pro

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iPhone 18 Pro Launch Day with Bridget

One More Thing’s Bridget Carey and a very sleepy CNET team checks out the iPhone 18 Pro’s launch day at Apple’s Fifth Ave location. Meet some of the first in line to buy the device as well as get a high-five from newly appointed CEO John Ternus! Read more about it on CNET.com Video Credits:…

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2 days ago

September 19, 2026

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Video Credits:
Host: Bridget Carey
Scripted by: Bridget Carey
Producer: Numi Prasarn
Camera: Numi Prasarn
Video Editor: Numi Prasarn
Thumbnail Designer: Zooey Liao