Category Archives: WPTF News
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in ...
Mar 25, 2026
North Carolina parts ways with men's basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Hubert Davis appeared to be the right coach to be North Carolina's bridge from Dean Smith to Roy Williams and into the future. Instead, that run lasted just five ye...
Mar 24, 2026
Florida hopes to sign coach Todd Golden to another extension to potentially stave off blue bloods
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - With potential job openings looming at college basketball blue bloods Kansas and North Carolina, Florida is looking to sign coach Todd Golden to ...
Mar 24, 2026
US stocks give back some of the rally sparked by Trump's talk of negotiations with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes slipped Tuesday and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising as uncertainty continues...
Mar 24, 2026
North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
By GARY ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina government's most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his legislati...
Mar 24, 2026
A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece's peach blossoms
By VASSILIS KOMMATAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press VERIA, Greece (AP) - Each spring, a pink veil unfolds across the plains of Greece's largest peach-producing region. The blossoming peach tree...
Mar 24, 2026
Fortnite developer Epic Games to lay off 1,000
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - Cary based Fortnite video game developer Epic Games is laying off 1,000 of its staff, due to a "downturn in engagement." In an open letter to employees posted on their website Tues...
Mar 24, 2026
Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from NC offshore wind leases
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the ...
Mar 24, 2026
Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972, awards her more than $19 million
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19....
Mar 23, 2026
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company. He was 43. Radvinsky transforme...
Mar 23, 2026