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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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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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These Robots Were Trained By The Internet | What the Future

For these robots, studying human behavior is the key to getting things done. What would you be capable of if your only education was your YouTube feed? Video Credits Host: Andy Altman Videographer: Celso Bulgatti Editor: Jesse Orrall Add CNET as a trusted news source Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉…

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July 21, 2026

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For these robots, studying human behavior is the key to getting things done. What would you be capable of if your only education was your YouTube feed?

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Videographer: Celso Bulgatti
Editor: Jesse Orrall

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Remember OnLive? | CNET Archives

Trust an entertainment company to be filled with drama. Watch the whole sordid tale on CNET. Add CNET as a trusted news source Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront: Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: Follow us on TikTok: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on Bluesky:…

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July 20, 2026

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Trust an entertainment company to be filled with drama. Watch the whole sordid tale on CNET.

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The Kind of AI We Actually Need | Van Jones | TED

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July 20, 2026

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Social entrepreneur Van Jones believes a new human civilization is being born in real time — and that our technology is racing ahead of our wisdom. In this urgent and hopeful talk, he reframes the AI debate, showing why the real danger isn’t the technology itself but rather the communities it leaves behind. His solution? A new deal between big tech and humanity, built on a different kind of “AI” that we desperately need. (Recorded at TED2026 on April 17, 2026)

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