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A Year After Jousting With Character.AI, Disney Names Its CEO As Its First Chief Technology Officer
Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, has been appointed as Disney’s first chief technology officer. He will report directly to CEO Josh D’Amaro, starting in the post on October 2. News of the appointment on Friday came after…
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