Why OpenAI Killed Sora, Checkout, and Adult Mode | The Median Brief #1

Why did OpenAI shut down Sora, remove Instant Checkout, and pause adult mode? In this episode of The Median Brief, we break down OpenAI’s latest product cuts — and why they may point to a broader strategic reset ahead of a rumored IPO. We also cover: • Arm’s first-ever in-house chip, the AGI CPU • Anthropic’s court win against the U.S. government • Google’s launch of Gemini 3.1 Flash Live and Lyria 3 Pro • Mistral’s new Voxtral TTS model for multilingual voice generation This video is based on The Median, DataCamp’s weekly newsletter covering the most important stories in data and AI. Sub…