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OpenAI and Disney just called off their partnership, giving new Mouse House CEO Josh D’Amaro a big test less than a week into his reign. Loading audio narration… The Disney deal gave Sora, OpenAI’s AI video platform — which the company plans to shut down — permission to use iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Cinderella. The Mouse House took a billion-dollar stake in OpenAI and got say over how its IP was used.Notably, Disney also planned to feature a curated collection of AI-generated short-form videos from Sora on Disney+. That dream is over now.Disney+ is still moving forward with…

The two siblings had come to New York for their father’s funeral. They then found themselves stuck at the city’s LaGuardia Airport.Princess Ivie, a nursing student in Texas, and her brother, Prince Eweka, were sitting in the baggage drop-off zone Tuesday morning, waiting to reschedule their flights. Ivie had slept through the notification that her flight had been moved up by 4 hours, to 6 a.m. Eweka, who lives in Ohio and works in a restaurant, had also missed his flight — in his case, thanks to the long security line.”I had a two-and-a-half-hour wait on the line. By the…

A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition is played for the jurors on March 4 in Santa Fe, N.M. Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury ruled Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms. The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial, and as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta and YouTube…

TikTok is getting serious about mini dramas. It recently began testing a dedicated short drama feed in the US and a few other markets. Now it’s preparing to make its own shows. Loading audio narration… The company is casting for a new short-drama production this month, recruiting actors for a soap opera-style project, according to an email sent by a TikTok staffer viewed by Business Insider.The production plans may have been in the works for a while. In November, the company filed a US trademark application for the term “TikTok Drama.” Among the services it lists for the mark are…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jatee Kearsley, the owner and pastry chef of Je T’aime Patisserie, which offers a “Black girl twist” on French pastries in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. It has been edited for length and clarity.In April 2024, I sat in my bakery with my Bible study group and told them I had $2,000 in my bank account and no idea how I was going to pay my employees the next day.When I opened my bakery a year prior, I knew it would be hard. I had taken out loans. I had put in my own…

Colin McDonald speaks during his Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing on Feb. 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Senate confirmed a longtime federal prosecutor to a new Justice Department role focused on prosecutions of fraud in government programs. The Senate on Tuesday approved Colin McDonald’s nomination 52-47 for assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement, despite concerns from Democrats about his recent work with the department and that his post could be weaponized to pursue political opponents of President Trump. The vote comes just days after the White House announced details…

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries was recorded on prison tape last year saying doctors ‘better find me incompetent,” a defense psychologist testified on Tuesday.The testimony came as Jeffries sat in a federal courtroom in Central Islip, New York, for the start of a three-day mental competency hearing.Jeffries, 81, is fighting sex-trafficking charges that allege that while helming the international retail giant, he used his wealth and power to abuse dozens of aspiring male models.His lawyers are hoping to prove he is mentally incompetent to stand trial alongside two co-defendants — long-term romantic partner Matthew Smith and a third…

There’s a new class of creators moving from side hustlers to in-demand pros.Dubbed “clippers,” these creators are paid to post snippets of podcasts, livestreams, movies, or songs on TikTok and other social apps, creating the impression that they’re trendy.Even if you haven’t heard of “clipping,” you’ve likely seen this emerging social-media strategy in the wild.YouTubers, podcasters, and Kick streamers are early adopters of the tactic, which is performance-based and usually only pays out if a video gets significant views. The clipping community is filled with side hustlers who are happy to earn $200 from a viral video. However, as the…

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the Capitol dome in Washington as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Nov. 9, 2025.Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesNo sky perks for you!Delta Air Lines suspended its airport escorts and red coat services for members of Congress and their staff because of the ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, the air carrier said Tuesday.The move comes a week after Delta CEO Ed Bastian blasted Congress during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for failing to authorize pay for…

Epic Games announced that it was laying off more than 1,000 employees, but the “Fortnite” maker’s CEO says it’s not because of AI.Tim Sweeney said in a memo to employees shared online Tuesday that the cuts, affecting about 20% of its workforce, reflect industry-wide challenges, including slower growth, weaker spending, and tougher cost dynamics.”Since it’s a thing now, I should note that the layoffs aren’t related to AI,” he wrote. “To the extent it improves productivity, we want to have as many awesome developers developing great content and tech as we can.”A growing number of employers have recently cited AI…