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Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney.

Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access

The outside watchdog can publish its findings without Anthropic’s approval.

Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink

Starlink, high-speed satellite internet provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is critical to Ukraine's defense.

Maybe Claude can make your Android TV less crappy too.

The big problem with smart TVs is that they start to slow down, stutter, and generally suck pretty quickly. Ansub Khan figured out a way to get Claude to clean up the mess and make his old Android TV feel new again. Best part: he lays out step-by-step how to do it on your own TV. Though, as with anything involving AI, proceed cautiously.

AI companies have scraped the web. Their next target is data that shows how humans actually work.

AI firms are paying for company records and recordings of human work. Business Insider explores the data race powering AI agents and robots.

Appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters win in AI training lawsuit.

In February 2025, US District Court of Delaware Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled against Ross Intelligence, which argued that training its legal AI on data scraped from Thomson Reuters was fair use. Now an appeals court has upheld that decision, though it remains sealed.

Iran says it has a 'new operational plan' if the U.S. resumes attacks, as shipping vessels report strikes

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said the country's military has prepared a response to any new attacks.

Roth conversions: When the ‘juice isn't really worth the squeeze,’ according to a top-ranked advisor

If you're considering a year-end Roth conversion for 2026, there are some key things to know, experts say.

Boomers are buying into the promise of monthly income from options ETFs, but there's a tax catch

Covered call ETFs have been widely adopted by baby boomers to meet monthly income needs, but unlike most ETFs, the tax implications can be significant.

Codex’s Comeback Up Close

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Wanted: Chief Small Talk Officers. Awkward Applicants Welcome

Your next job could involve talking to strangers. A lot.

Deaths confirmed after 'serious incident,' fire at Canada military base in Alberta

Defense Minister David McGuinty did not say how many people were killed or injured, or what caused the "tragic" situation.