#239 - RIP Sora, Claude Openclaw, HyperAgents
From Last Week in AI by Skynet Today
April 6, 2026 · 1h 38m · Episode 279
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The episode discusses significant AI news including OpenAI's discontinuation of the Sora app and updates on Claude Code and Google Gemini.
Our 239th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! FYI: this one has pretty out of date news, I was traveling last week and failed to upload... apologies. Recorded on 03/25/2026 Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ In this episode: OpenAI is discontinuing the Sora iPhone app and seemingly shutting down its video generation API, while retaining internal video world-modeling work; the move is framed as a compute- and focus-driven pivot toward coding and productivity agents, alongside a collapsed Disney Sora deal. Anthropic’s Claude Code/Cowork gains full computer control via keyboard/mouse/display, tied to the recent Cept acquisition, and Google’s Gemini rolls out background “task automation” on select phones for limited delivery/ride-share use. Cursor releases the cheaper, benchmark-strong Composer 2 coding model amid controversy over its Kimi-based origins and licensing attribution. Other items include Adobe Firefly custom model training, Luma’s Uni 1 image…
People in this episode
Hosts: Andrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris
Topics covered
- AI news
- OpenAI updates
- Claude Code
- Google Gemini
- AI legislation
- robotaxi developments
- AI model training
Keywords
- OpenAI
- Claude Code
- Gemini
- AI legislation
- robotaxi
- Adobe Firefly
- Composer 2
- Disney Sora deal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenAI, Google, Adobe, Luma, Meta, Broadcom, Micron
Products: Sora iPhone app, Claude Code/Cowork, Gemini, Composer 2, Firefly
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