# OpenAI's $500B Valuation & The Deepfake Tsunami

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Podcast: [The Silicon Insider](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-silicon-insider-1276858)
Published: 2025-10-25T01:14:19+00:00
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## Resource

Mike Malone and Scott Budman dissect the week's biggest tech stories, starting with OpenAI's massive $500 billion valuation and the controversy surrounding its new Sora 2 video AI, which raises serious deepfake and copyright concerns. They also cover a rush on Tesla sales, Elon Musk's call for a Netflix boycott, Intel's stock surge after a massive government investment, and Netflix's search for a high-paid AI expert.

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