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Year To Date Performances:

1. OpenAI introduced Sora, a groundbreaking AI model capable of creating high-definition video clips from textual descriptions, enhancing images into videos, and editing or completing existing footage. This advancement marks a significant move into video for OpenAI, reminiscent of its earlier success with DALL-E, and positions video as the emerging frontier in AI technology. Amidst growing concerns about misinformation and the proliferation of AI-generated deepfakes, which have seen a staggering 900% increase year over year, Sora's development is both promising and cautionary. Currently capable of producing videos up to a minute long, Sora exemplifies OpenAI's commitment to expanding multimodal AI capabilities that integrate text, image, and video generation. With Sora still in a testing phase for safety and bias by a select group, OpenAI aims to ensure responsible usage by releasing a technical paper and creating tools to detect Sora-generated content, especially in the context of political elections.

2. Apple is set to be fined €500 million by the European Union for its practices that hinder music streaming competitors such as Spotify on its platforms, representing the company's first financial penalty from the EU. This fine is a result of investigations into Apple's competition law violations, specifically its restriction on rivals from promoting more affordable options outside of the App Store. The EU's actions, led by competition chief Margrethe Vestager, underscore a concerted effort to limit the market power of Big Tech, including imposing hefty fines on Google and demanding Apple to return significant tax benefits. The origin of this particular decision can be traced back to a complaint by Spotify, which argued that Apple's stringent App Store policies compelled them to raise their subscription fees.

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   1. Sony to release a new “Pro” version of the PS5.

   2. Nintendo shares fell 6% after the company announced the Switch 2 would be delayed until 2025.

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