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March 27, 2026
OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court
Watch as Equity asks why OpenAI shut down Sora just months after launch, what Meta’s back-to-back legal losses mean, and more of the week's biggest stories.

TL;DR
- An 82-year-old woman in Kentucky declined a $26 million offer from an AI company for her land to build a data center.
- This incident highlights the real-world resistance to AI infrastructure expansion.
- OpenAI has shut down its Sora app.
- Courts are beginning to hold social platforms like Meta accountable for their actions.
- TechCrunch's Equity podcast episode discusses the AI hype cycle meeting reality.
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