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Anand as chief technology officer","summary":"Disney announced hiring Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, as senior executive vice president and chief technology officer, effective Oct.","category":"business","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T16:14:26Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T16:33:01Z","sourceCount":2,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/disney-appoints-karandeep-anand-as-chief-technology-officer","json":"https://digestai.news/story/disney-appoints-karandeep-anand-as-chief-technology-officer.json","keyPoints":["Disney hires Karandeep Anand, former Character.AI CEO, as senior executive vice president and chief technology officer effective Oct. 2.","Anand will oversee enterprise tech, infrastructure, data, AI platforms, product and engineering across Disney’s businesses.","The new CTO reports to CEO Josh D'Amaro as Disney expands its tech focus on streaming, parks and commerce."],"whyItMatters":"Appointing a dedicated CTO shows Disney’s intent to embed AI and modern infrastructure into its content, streaming, parks and merchandising, shaping how the media giant competes and collaborates with tech partners while protecting its intellectual property."},{"slug":"openai-launches-astra-for-law-a-gpt-6-astra-variant-with-legal-search","headline":"OpenAI launches Astra for Law, a GPT-6 configuration for legal research","summary":"OpenAI announced Astra for Law on September 17, 2026.","category":"models","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-17T21:04:02Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T13:42:43Z","sourceCount":7,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/openai-launches-astra-for-law-a-gpt-6-astra-variant-with-legal-search","json":"https://digestai.news/story/openai-launches-astra-for-law-a-gpt-6-astra-variant-with-legal-search.json","keyPoints":["OpenAI launched Astra for Law, a GPT‑6 Astra configuration with a legal index covering >230 million URLs.","In Vals AI’s benchmark, Astra for Law scored 54 % correctness on 200 questions versus 38.7 % for GPT‑6 Astra alone.","Initial access uses a Trusted Access program; API customers include Harvey and Legora, with 26 partner plugins and 9 community plugins."],"whyItMatters":"Astra for Law gives law firms a high‑accuracy, purpose‑built AI tool for research and drafting, potentially reshaping legal workflows while raising data‑privacy and governance considerations."},{"slug":"semrush-provides-16-mcp-prompts-for-claude-and-chatgpt","headline":"Semrush provides 16 MCP prompts for Claude and ChatGPT","summary":"Semrush’s blog post explains how its Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets users pull Semrush SEO data into AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.","category":"marketing","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T14:17:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T14:37:00Z","sourceCount":2,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/semrush-provides-16-mcp-prompts-for-claude-and-chatgpt","json":"https://digestai.news/story/semrush-provides-16-mcp-prompts-for-claude-and-chatgpt.json","keyPoints":["Semrush MCP links Semrush data to Claude and ChatGPT via the Model Context Protocol.","The guide lists 16 SEO‑focused prompts grouped into keyword strategy, competitive intelligence, content optimization, and diagnostics.","MCP access requires a Semrush plan with 50,000 API units; traffic reports need a separate Trends API subscription."],"whyItMatters":"Marketers can run complex SEO research and competitor analysis through simple natural‑language prompts, speeding up insight generation without leaving their AI chat environment."}],"also":[{"slug":"zcode-may-silently-upload-entire-git-history-researcher-reports","headline":"ZCode may silently upload entire Git history, researcher reports","summary":"A developer identified as ferstar posted a reverse‑engineering analysis of ZCode, the AI coding desktop app from Beijing‑based Z.ai, which provides the open‑weight GLM models such as GLM‑5.3‑Flash.","category":"agents","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T10:35:28Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T10:35:28Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/zcode-may-silently-upload-entire-git-history-researcher-reports","json":"https://digestai.news/story/zcode-may-silently-upload-entire-git-history-researcher-reports.json"},{"slug":"automattic-board-ousts-matt-mullenweg-in-33hour-coup-sparking-control","headline":"Automattic board ousts Matt Mullenweg in 33‑hour coup, sparking control concerns","summary":"Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei outlined a plan to \"pace the frontier\" of AI development by using independent safety evaluators and coordinating among AI labs in democratic countries.","category":"policy","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T17:06:32Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T17:09:56Z","sourceCount":2,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/automattic-board-ousts-matt-mullenweg-in-33hour-coup-sparking-control","json":"https://digestai.news/story/automattic-board-ousts-matt-mullenweg-in-33hour-coup-sparking-control.json"},{"slug":"opinion-use-llms-only-for-copyediting-never-copy-their-phrasing-says-a","headline":"Opinion: Use LLMs only for copyediting, never copy their phrasing, says author","summary":"Simon Willison shares a personal rule for working with large language models (LLMs).","category":"marketing","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-17T23:37:27Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T23:37:27Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/opinion-use-llms-only-for-copyediting-never-copy-their-phrasing-says-a","json":"https://digestai.news/story/opinion-use-llms-only-for-copyediting-never-copy-their-phrasing-says-a.json"},{"slug":"semrush-survey-finds-ai-chatbots-sway-half-of-users-away-from-purchase","headline":"Semrush survey finds AI chatbots sway half of users away from purchases","summary":"A Semrush survey of 2,338 U.S.","category":"marketing","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T14:33:30Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T14:33:30Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/semrush-survey-finds-ai-chatbots-sway-half-of-users-away-from-purchase","json":"https://digestai.news/story/semrush-survey-finds-ai-chatbots-sway-half-of-users-away-from-purchase.json"},{"slug":"media-companies-seek-billions-from-openai-and-microsoft-over-copyright","headline":"Media companies seek billions from OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement","summary":"A coalition of U.S.","category":"policy","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:27:29Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T15:27:29Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/media-companies-seek-billions-from-openai-and-microsoft-over-copyright","json":"https://digestai.news/story/media-companies-seek-billions-from-openai-and-microsoft-over-copyright.json"},{"slug":"cloudflare-adds-bot-preference-sync-to-generate-robots-txt-from-dashbo","headline":"Cloudflare adds Bot Preference Sync to generate robots.txt from dashboard","summary":"Cloudflare announced Bot Preference Sync, a feature that automatically writes robots.txt entries based on the AI bot policy settings a site configures in Cloudflare’s dashboard.","category":"marketing","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/cloudflare-adds-bot-preference-sync-to-generate-robots-txt-from-dashbo","json":"https://digestai.news/story/cloudflare-adds-bot-preference-sync-to-generate-robots-txt-from-dashbo.json"},{"slug":"manus-reportedly-seeks-500-million-raise-at-4-billion-valuation","headline":"Manus reportedly seeks $500 million raise at $4 billion valuation","summary":"Manus, a Chinese AI startup that split from a planned Meta merger, is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million at a $4 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources.","category":"business","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T16:35:49Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T16:35:49Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/manus-reportedly-seeks-500-million-raise-at-4-billion-valuation","json":"https://digestai.news/story/manus-reportedly-seeks-500-million-raise-at-4-billion-valuation.json"},{"slug":"california-gov-gavin-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-strengthen-ai-sa","headline":"California Gov. Gavin Newsom issues executive order to strengthen AI safety oversight","summary":"California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday that tasks a panel of experts with drafting a guide for the state’s AI safety and security laws within two months.","category":"policy","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:02:50Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T15:02:50Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"url":"https://digestai.news/story/california-gov-gavin-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-strengthen-ai-sa","json":"https://digestai.news/story/california-gov-gavin-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-strengthen-ai-sa.json"}]}