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🎬 OpenAI Kills Sora After Six Months to Free Up Compute for Its Next Big Model

OpenAI is winding down all video products, including Sora's mobile app and API. Downloads peaked at 3.3M in November and dropped to 1.1M by February with just $2.1M in lifetime revenue. Employees called it a drag on resources.

The Decode:

Sora Dies So Spud Can Live - Altman told staff the app wasn't worth the computer. The freed-up resources go toward Spud, OpenAI's next major model expected in weeks. Altman says it can "really accelerate the economy."

Sora Team Pivots to Robotics - Sora head Bill Peebles says the team will now pursue world simulation for robotics, calling the real prize "automating the physical economy." The Sora 2 video model still lives behind the ChatGPT paywall.

Disney's $1B Deal Goes Cold - Disney had agreed to invest $1B and license its IP for Sora content in December. No money reportedly changed hands before the shutdown. The partnership is now on ice.

Bigger Reorg Is Underway - Altman is moving safety responsibilities under Mark Chen. Fidji Simo's division is being renamed to AGI Deployment. Sora's death isn't just a product cut, it's part of a sharper refocus on fewer bets with higher stakes.

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📊 Anthropic's New Data Shows Experienced Claude Users Get Better Results

Anthropic's latest Economic Index tracks Claude usage across February 2026. The headline finding: users who've been on the platform longer bring harder tasks, collaborate more, and succeed 10% more often than newer users.

The Decode:

Usage Is Diversifying and Getting More Casual - The top 10 tasks on Claude.ai dropped from 24% to 19% of traffic. Personal use rose from 35% to 42% as newer, less technical users joined. Coding is migrating to the API through Claude Code's agentic workflows.

Users Match Model to Task Complexity - Paying users choose Opus for high-value work like coding and Sonnet for simpler tasks. For every additional $10 in task wage, Opus usage rises 1.5% points on Claude.ai and 2.8% on the API.

Experience Compounds and That Creates a Gap - High-tenure users have a 10% higher conversation success rate even after controlling for task type, country, and model. They iterate more with Claude instead of just delegating. 

Global Adoption Gap Is Widening - The top 20 countries now account for 48% of per-capita usage, up from 45%. Within the US, adoption is converging but slower than before. Early adopters with technical skills are pulling further ahead.

49% of jobs already have a quarter of their tasks being done on Claude. The data suggests getting good at AI compounds over time. Teams that invest in learning now will widen the gap on those who wait.

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🔧 UK-based chip design Arm revealed its first self-produced chip, the AGI CPU, designed for AI inference workloads, with Meta as lead partner and co-developer. The chip delivers twice the performance per watt of traditional x86 CPUs with up to 136 cores.

🛍️ Google partnered with Gap Inc for in-chat purchases through Gemini via UCP, while OpenAI pivoted away from built-in checkout after "disappointing" sales, shifting to visual product comparisons and retailer apps inside ChatGPT.

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🏭 Arm is producing its first in-house chip in 35 years, the AGI CPU built for AI data center inference. Developed with Meta as lead partner, the chip marks a historic shift from ARM's licensing-only business model into direct competition with its own customers.

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