Michaela

A lover of books, and all things fantasy. I write things people read on the internet for a living.

OpenAI Shuts Down Viral AI Video App Sora After Just Six Months

March 26, 2026

OpenAI is shutting down its TikTok-style AI video app Sora just six months after launch. The app allowed users to generate realistic AI videos and share them publicly. Planned partnerships and in-app features will not continue, and the Sora team will now focus on

AI·Community

Author Mia Ballard Denies AI Claims After Publisher Pulls ‘Shy Girl’

March 26, 2026

Hachette Book Group has canceled the U.S. release of Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl due to concerns over AI use, while Ballard denies personal involvement. The controversy highlights growing tensions in publishing as authors, editors, and AI technologies collide.

March 21, 2026

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Slams Pentagon Over xAI Grok Classified Access

Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded answers from the Pentagon on why xAI’s

March 14, 2026

French Couple Robbed of $1M in Bitcoin During Fake Police Raid

A French couple in their 50s was robbed of about $1 million

Community·Tokens

Sam Bankman-Fried Breaks Silence on X as FTT Surges, Then Falls

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has resurfaced on social media, breaking his silence with a post

February 26, 2025

Community·Markets·Policy·Regulation

New Dubai Crypto Rules Target Whales and Crack Down on Market Manipulation

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has announced plans to introduce new regulations that will require crypto businesses to disclose the identities

February 26, 2025

Community·Security

Bybit Bounty: CEO Ben Zhou Targets Lazarus for $1.4B Crypto Heist

Bybit CEO and co-founder Ben Zhou has launched a global bounty program, enlisting the crypto community to help track and recover funds

February 26, 2025

Community·Markets·Policy·Regulation·Road 2 Crypto

Michael Saylor Meets SEC Crypto Task Force to Push for Clear Digital Asset Regulations

Michael Saylor, the founder and chairman of business intelligence company MicroStrategy, has met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s newly formed

February 25, 2025