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Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI to put Mickey Mouse inside your text prompts

Disney has invested $1 billion in OpenAI to let you generate official Marvel and Star Wars clips in Sora by 2026.

Android Central

Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space - amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation.

Euronews

Safety Groups Warn Disney's New AI Plan Could 'Betray' Children

Child safety advocates warn that Disney's new partnership with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse and Marvel heroes to the Sora video tool could put children at risk.

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Disney $1B OpenAI Sora Deal Licences 200+ Characters — Fans' Creative Power Surge

Disney announces a $1B landmark agreement with OpenAI where users can generate short videos featuring Disney characters, giving OpenAI access to its vast library. Characters like Mickey Mouse, Luke Skywalker, and more come to life in user-generated content.

International Business Times UK

Disney quaffs the Kool-Aid with a $1 billion investment in OpenAI that will see its most iconic characters used to generate AI slop

You ain't never had a friend like me.

PC Gamer

Disney and OpenAI strike a deal that will allow users to generate videos of Disney Princesses, Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse, Deadpool, and more

Begun, the AI wars have

Total Film

Disney Just Made A Major Deal To Bring Its Characters To AI, And I Have Concerns As A Fan

Disney and OpenAI have made a huge deal, and now I'm worried.

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Disney and OpenAI are set to open the vault to Sora — yet an AI Mickey feels like magic lost

Some imagination, huh?

TechRadar

Disney just made AI history — $1B OpenAI deal brings 200+ characters to Sora

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and becoming the first studio to license its characters to Sora — giving fans a way to create AI-generated videos starring Mickey Mouse, Marvel heroes and more.

Tom’s Guide

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video generation tool

The Independent UK

I highly recommend these Disney ornaments if you want to add a little magic to your Christmas tree

If you want to add a sprinkle of magic to your Christmas tree, these Disney ornaments should do the trick

GamesRadar

Couple arrested over £600k casino scam involving Mickey Mouse T-shirt with hidden camera

Police say casino staff found Kazakh woman wearing discreet camera attached to shirt

The Independent UK

NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, November 25 (game #898)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

TechRadar

Mickey Mouse Went Full Fantasia In Vegas And Conducted The Bellagio Show, And Now I’m Just Living For The Comments

Only in Vegas ...

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The Disneyfication of F1: Goofy in the pitlane and Fantasia in Vegas underline sport’s US transformation

As little as a decade ago it would have been unthinkable that an American institution such as Disney would have chosen to hitch its wagon to F1

Cinemablend

I Just Learned About A Disney World Hidden Mickey That Can Only Be Seen One Day A Year, And It's Wild

Blink and you'll miss it, literally.

Total Film

Move over Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop is getting her own horror movie – and its first look is disgustingly bloody

Betty Boop is getting her own blood-soaked horror movie

Evening Standard

The most wonderful collab of the season? Selfridges and Disney launch "A Most Magical Christmas"

Selfridges partners with Disney to unveil 'A Most Magical Christmas', featuring light shows, festive window displays, and exclusive collections

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It's The Anniversary Of Disney's First Show, And I'm Deep Diving Into How It Made Disneyland Possible

Walt Disney saw a value in television that other movie studios did not.

Motorsport

F1 to launch Disney partnership with Bellagio Fountains show at 2025 Las Vegas GP

Formula 1 will kick off its Disney collaboration at the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix with a Bellagio Fountains show

The Independent UK

Voices: I worked for Disney. The latest price hikes prove it’s forgetting what makes it magical

OPINION: Disney’s latest price hikes have hit a nerve, leading some people to say they’ll cancel trips and others to vow not to renew their annual passes. Former Disney Cruise Line cast member – and seasoned parks enthusiast – Caitlin Hornik (who’s made more than a dozen trips to Disney…

Creative Bloq

Disney promotes nightmarish AI Mickey Mouse art

Fans have voiced their disappointment,

Cinemablend

A.I. Just Recreated Characters Like The Grinch And Beauty And The Beast In Naughty Positions, And It’s Funny, Terrible, And Weirdly Charming All At Once

This is just wrong.

Personal Finance Advice

8 Iconic Pop Culture Characters Who Will Soon Enter the Public Domain

You may not know this, but many of your favorite characters have been in the public domain for decades or longer. Thor and all of the Norse gods, Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, Tarzan, John Carter, and more, are all public domain characters.

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Law firm sues Disney over Steamboat Willie ad

They want to settle the details of the public domain.

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