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So just how much money is OpenAI dumping on this firehose of imbecilic video? More than $5 billion annualized, or around $15 million per day, according to Forbes estimates and conversations with experts. When Bill Peebles, OpenAI’s head of Sora, observed on October 30 that “The economics are currently completely unsustainable,” he was right on the money.

A set of changes to TikTok’s law enforcement policy make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with government and “regulatory authorities.” TikTok did not respond to repeated questions about the changes.

Violent slapstick videos that glamorize dictators and dunk on Trump have exploded in popularity on YouTube this year, becoming some of the most watched political content in 2025.

Elon Musk, leading Trump’s haphazard effort to cut government overspending, is among the largest beneficiaries of federal government support. His empire was built on it. In the past 15 years, Tesla and SpaceX have sucked in $30 billion in public dollars

At both companies, there has been some speculation that if TikTok appeals the ruling and the case ends up in the Supreme Court, Trump might file an amicus brief asking for time to figure out a solution before a ban would go into effect.