Disney's $1B OpenAI Deal and Character Remixing

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In this episode: 

• Firefox is becoming an AI browser and the internet is not at all happy about it
• Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator
• Disney Inks Blockbuster $1B Deal With OpenAI, Handing Characters Over To Sora
• OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3
• OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer
• Claude and Slack
• Instacart and OpenAI partner on AI shopping experiences
• ‘ONE RULE’: Trump says he’ll sign an executive order blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback
• Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules
• Rivian Will Add Lidar in 2026, Says Tesla’s Cameras Aren’t Enough
• Stellantis to bring tiny Fiat car to U.S. following Trump remarks
• ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'
• Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
• SpaceX to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion
• YouTube TV to Launch More Than 10 Cheaper Genre-Specific Plans, Including a Sports Tier With ESPN Unlimited
• We Made $75 External Memory For Your Brain!
• Meta reportedly delays mixed reality glasses until 2027

Weird and Wacky: 

• This major cruise line just banned Meta Ray-Ban and other smart glasses — is this category already doomed?
• Tesla made a $350 pickleball paddle
• Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image
• How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Affinity 
• Adam - Manus.ai for Social Media Image Creation

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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