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The latest Disney news, : Character.ai files for bankruptcy, sells assets to Disney for $20m, data could be sold.
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Character.ai files for bankruptcy, sells assets to Disney for $20m, data could be sold
Character.ai announced it is filing for bankruptcy and has agreed to sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million (£14.95 million). The sale does not include user data, and court filings indicate the company may…
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OpenAI may revive Sora video model in deal with new AI video startup
OpenAI shut down its Sora video‑generation service in April 2026 after a March announcement that the model’s compute demands were straining the company’s resources and its focus shifted toward enterprise AI, coding…
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Disney structures bankruptcy deal to acquire Character.AI assets and license technology
Disney paid $5.5 million and a refundable $2 million deposit to acquire Character.AI’s assets, hiring most of its staff and securing a perpetual, worldwide, non‑exclusive license to the startup’s code, moderation…
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Epic Games unveils AI-assisted launcher with faster load times
Epic Games launched a redesigned Epic Games Launcher on October 14, 2026, calling it a ‘vibe-coded’ project to simplify development. The new version uses AI to generate code, with Epic joking that ‘programming is…
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Epic Games launches AI-assisted Epic Games Launcher with Linux support
The refresh follows a company-wide push into AI-assisted development, with CEO Tim Sweeney announcing a ‘huge pivot’ to integrate AI across teams. Sweeney emphasized that the goal is not cost-cutting but to enable…
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Midjourney v8.1 tops VN.ai’s list of AI models violating Hollywood copyrights
A report by VN.ai, a startup that tests AI tools for copyright violations, found Midjourney v8.1 generated images of copyrighted characters in 37% of prompts, the highest rate among 15 models tested. The model also…
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Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Disney offers $20 million for assets
Character.AI, the chatbot platform founded by former Google engineers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on October 12. The company listed assets and liabilities…
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Opinion: Hollywood unions say AI existential warnings may be overblown
The Verge reached out to major studios (Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate) and AI‑focused film startups; none responded. SAG‑AFTRA and WGAE did. Union leaders distinguish entertainment AI tools from the more dangerous…
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Meta glasses captured intimate images and shared them with workers, lawsuit claims
More than 70 people who bought, used, or were recorded by Meta’s AI‑enabled smart glasses have filed a lawsuit alleging that the devices captured intimate and sensitive footage – such as people undressing, using the…
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As of 29 October 2026: Character.ai files for bankruptcy, sells assets to Disney for $20m, data could be sold. Character.ai announced it is filing for bankruptcy and has agreed to sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million (£14.95 million).