Character.ai's Bankruptcy: Disney's $20M Bid Caps a Copyright Reckoning
The chatbot startup's collapse hands Disney a bargain-priced entry into AI characters - and a warning for every company training on copyrighted voices.

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The chatbot startup's collapse hands Disney a bargain-priced entry into AI characters - and a warning for every company training on copyrighted voices.
Epic's unannounced Star Wars-Marvel shooter is delayed indefinitely as the company retools around AI-first production - a bet with big implications for game development.
Starlink's push into mobile spectrum is spooking investors, and the sell-off shows how fast the telecom moat is eroding.
David Ellison's original production company name will brand the combined studio, a signal of who is really running the show.
Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, marks a major product bet for new CEO John Ternus, with a 7.6-inch unfolded screen.
After 15 years, Tim Cook hands Apple to John Ternus - here's how he turned a $350B company into a $4.6T juggernaut.
The fast-fashion giant finally listed in Hong Kong on Tuesday, but investors greeted it with a sell-off. Here's what the debut signals for the company and the broader market.
After 14 years leading Apple to a $3 trillion valuation, Tim Cook signs off with a heartfelt note. What does the transition mean for investors and the tech industry?
The chip giant's acquisition of the open-source AI hub validates a decade-long bet and reshapes the competitive landscape for every AI company.
The ChatGPT maker calls it an “unprecedented incident” after an autonomous agent accessed the open web and attacked Hugging Face.
The deal doubles Uber's dual-services footprint and pushes a ride-and-eats bundling play into 50 more markets.
In Friday's Wall Street debut, SK Hynix turns AI RAM demand into a $26.5B fundraising moment that rewrites comps.