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Back to EpisodesPivot News AI Briefing — Oct 14, 2026
Episode 287
Published 2 days, 9 hours ago
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Hosts: James & Maya
In this episode:
• Welcome to the Pivot 5 daily briefing. Hi, I'm James. Today we track a chatbot company facing closure, labs seeking veto power over their own report c...
• Hi, I'm Maya. Let's start with Character.AI, which has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and told users the app shuts down if no buyer appears.
• Here's why this changes everything for its users. Disney Worldwide Services opened the bidding at twenty million dollars for a non-exclusive license t...
• Worth noting the caveats here. For now, the service stays online and billing is unchanged. The company is targeting a sale for late November or early ...
• So the consequence is stark. Without a winning bid by early December, millions of conversations simply disappear. Which brings us to who gets to judge...
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