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NASA wants to put a $20 billion base on the Moon

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. | AFP via Getty Images NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has big plans for the future of the agency, including the construction of a $20 billion lunar base that he said…

OpenAI plans to shut down Sora just 15 months after its launch

OpenAI is preparing to shut down Sora, the video generation app that drew widespread attention when it launched in late 2024. OpenAI announced the move in a social media post Tuesday just after a Wall Street Journal story broke the…

What is ICE actually doing at the airport?

I arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport nearly five hours before my domestic flight. This is not my way – usually I roll up to the airport 30 minutes before boarding – but not even I have enough hubris…

OpenAI just gave up Sora and its billion-dollar Disney deal

A frame from a Sora 2-generated video. | Image: OpenAI On Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI announced “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,” the video generation tool that it launched at the end of 2024, and centered in a massive licensing deal with…