Overview

• Innovative Artists called Sora a serious threat to clients’ IP, UTA labeled its use of protected material exploitation, WME notified OpenAI it has opted all clients out, the MPA urged immediate action, and Disney said it never authorized use of its works.
• OpenAI said Sora includes protections against known characters, it is taking down videos that violate updated policies, and it will introduce more granular controls for rights holders over character generation and fan content.
• Appfigures reported dozens of fake “Sora” apps on Apple’s App Store that together reached about 300,000 installs and generated more than $160,000 before most were removed, with some impostors still listed.
• Figure AI debuted the Figure 03 humanoid for household tasks with autonomous demonstrations and up to five hours of operation per charge, while Didi Autonomous Driving secured RMB 2 billion in D-round funding to advance L4 deployment and is running driverless tests in Beijing and Guangzhou.
• Morgan Stanley warned investors may be underestimating a potential 2026 capability jump from a roughly 10× increase in training compute, while cautioning about a possible “scaling wall” and infrastructure constraints.