Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will “become a major customer of OpenAI,” as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis

CEO RJ Scaringe laid out his plan for how Rivian’s vehicles will increasingly drive themselves, in a bid to match or exceed the capabilities of rival automakers and AV companies.

Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model

Runway debuts a physics-aware world model that simulates reality to train agents and power video, robotics, and avatar applications.

Ford and SK On are ending their US battery joint venture

The factories live on; the joint venture will not. The two companies will divide the assets: Ford will take ownership and operation of the twin battery plants in Kentucky, while SK On will operate the factory at the massive BlueOval SK campus in Tennessee.

Rivian’s AI assistant is coming to its EVs in early 2026 

And when it does, the AI assistant will roll out to every existing EV in its lineup, not just the next-generation versions of its R1T truck and R1S SUV. 

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

OpenAI just launched GPT-5.2, a frontier model aimed at developers and professionals, pushing reasoning and coding benchmarks as it races Google’s Gemini 3 while grappling with compute costs and no generator.

Google debuts ‘Disco,’ a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs

Google Labs is testing a product that will work with your browser tabs to make web apps for you.

Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement

Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI.

Google’s AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie

In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now they can use a selfie and Nano Banana will generate a full-body digital version of them.

Epic Games’ Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.