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Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card

Disney asked Character.AI to file for bankruptcy to acquire its technology and resolve lawsuits over chatbot harms to minors.

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

Disney is acquiring most of Character.AI's workforce, though other bidders can still make competing offers.

Democrats think cracking down on AI could give them an edge

Democrats expect potential midterm gains could position them to lead on AI policy decisions.

Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

Websites are blocking access to AI agents that companies have built to automate web-based tasks.

AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”

Researchers left AI agents alone on a virtual island for 30 hours and observed them engage in play-like behavior.

Vessla exits stealth with $3.3M to bring AI agents to property management

Stockholm AI startup Vessla launched with $3.3M to deploy AI agents in property management.

The investors with the biggest jumps in the Sifted AI 100

Sifted identified investors whose portfolio companies made the largest gains in its AI 100 rankings.

Documents: Police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband

Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’

Anthropic will dedicate 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund.

No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market