Character.ai Files for Bankruptcy, Verge Report Links Case to Disney
yanis_t · hn · 2026-10-13
A Hacker News post points to a Verge report that AI companion platform Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy, with the headline also referencing Disney. No further details are provided in the post itself.
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