OpenAI announced Thursday it had struck a deal to license Disney's characters and other IP. It's a major shift for Disney, which has historically been deeply protective of its IP. One media expert ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

Walt Disney Co. is licensing iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on its artificial intelligence video platform and has agreed to take a $1 billion stake in the ...

As part of the Walt Disney Company's $1 billion investment in ChatGPT parent OpenAI, the entertainment giant will let you use Mickey Mouse and other Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters in ...

Google is ‘flooding the market with infringing works,’ Disney claims. Google is ‘flooding the market with infringing works,’ Disney claims. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...

Disney has come to an agreement with OpenAI Ranch to license its famous characters for the Sora video program. The two companies made the announcement on Thursday, saying it is a 3-year license that ...

The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator. Disney is also ...

As Disney has gone into business with OpenAI, the Mouse House is accusing Google of copyright infringement on a “massive scale” using AI models and services to “commercially exploit and distribute” ...

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The United States could raise tariffs on India if New Delhi doesn't meet Washington's demand to curb purchases of Russian oil, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. Reuters, the ...

It's "A Whole New World." The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it had reached a three-year agreement with OpenAI to bring its popular characters to the company's Sora artificial intelligence ...

Disney is hedging against the future. OpenAI is clearing a path for Sora. And together they’ve made a blueprint for how AI and Hollywood can move forward. Disney has always been a notoriously ...