Sora Is Dead. MolmoWeb Is Alive. Two Stories That Reshape AI in One Day.

Two stories landed today that, taken together, tell you more about where AI is actually going than any benchmark leaderboard. OpenAI is shutting down Sora. And Ai2 just open-sourced a web agent that rivals OpenAI Operator and Anthropic Computer Use. On the surface, they are unrelated. Look closer, and they are two sides of the same coin. OpenAI Kills Sora. Disney Walks Away With $1B. The announcement was blunt: "We're saying goodbye to Sora." Just months after its high-profile launch — the one that stunned Hollywood with photorealistic video generation and genuinely impressive creative output — OpenAI is shuttering the standalone Sora app. AI video capabilities will live on inside ChatGPT, but as a feature, not a product. At the same time, Disney is exiting the $1 billion investment deal it signed with OpenAI in December 2025. That deal had given Disney IP licensing rights to use its characters inside Sora — an arrangement aimed at eventually integrating the technology into Disney+. Wi