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

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce: The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer. Read More

Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’: "You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. Read More

Apple updates guidelines to ban nudify apps masquerading as regular apps to pass review: Apple said that it will ban AI apps that don't moderate offensive content. Read More

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Musk pledges to give 'every kid in America' one of his SpaceX shares

Musk pledges to give 'every kid in America' one of his SpaceX shares: That's more than $10 billion in shares, or around 1% of Musk's current net worth. Read More

Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India's hospital economics: Even Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India. Read More

Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’: Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian's next act: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Read More

No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market: Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms Read More

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