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Disney has floated pushing Character.AI into bankruptcy as a mechanism to acquire its IP — including trust-and-safety technology — while shedding the mountain of state lawsuits alleging its chatbots encouraged minors to self-harm.
A filing shows Disney has agreed to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce via a stalking-horse bid structure that leaves room for a higher competing offer, and most employees who received offers accepted.
A bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general led by NY AG Letitia James has filed a notice of interest in Character.AI's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking consumer-data protections before any asset transfer to Disney proceeds.
Character.AI, one of the generative-AI boom's first breakout consumer startups, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is selling assets to Disney amid mounting safety-related lawsuits and scrutiny.
Crunchbase’s Tech Layoffs Tracker shows roughly 127,000 U.S. tech layoffs in 2025 (latest tally through July 2026), with Intel, Microsoft, Verizon and Amazon leading reductions, and includes new additions like Disney and Samsung.
Disney+ is weighing a free, ad-supported tier to compete with YouTube/Tubi, buoyed by Nielsen data showing ad-supported streaming already accounts for a sizable and growing share of viewing.
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