Disney’s bold move in the AI battleground raises urgent questions: Should AI creators draw the line when using beloved characters? Ashley Capoot reports Disney issued a cease and desist to Character.AI for unauthorized use of their characters, who then removed them but seek collaboration. This highlights intense IP clashes as AI evolves rapidly. Read the full story: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/disney-cease-and-desist-characterai-copyright.html #AshleyCapoot #Disney #CharacterAI #AI #copyright #Midjourney #intellectualproperty #lawsuit #technology #media #Anthropic

CoreWeave’s new $14.2B AI cloud deal with Meta marks a stunning leap, pushing its total contracts with Meta and OpenAI to $22.4B. This pact, reported by Ashley Capoot, fuels Meta’s AI supercluster ambitions and CoreWeave’s rise in “neocloud” GPU power. Explore how AI giants secure future dominance. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/coreweave-meta-deal-ai.html #CoreWeave #Meta #AI #CloudInfrastructure #Nvidia #OpenAI #Supercluster #Investment #Technology #AshleyCapoot

Cognition, the AI startup known for software engineer Devin, soared to a $10.2B valuation just months after acquiring Windsurf, reports Ashley Capoot. This leap came after a $400M round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, with Windsurf’s leadership moving to Google in a $2.4B deal. The integration has doubled Cognition’s revenue growth. Full story: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/cognition-valued-at-10point2-billion-two-months-after-windsurf-.html #Cognition #Windsurf #AshleyCapoot #AI #Startup #Valuation #Funding #Google #OpenAI #Acquisition #ScottWu #JeffWang #Investment