{
  "id": 8303235,
  "title": "Disney taps Character.AI CEO as first tech chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/disney-taps-character-ai-ceo-as-first-tech-chief",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T20:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/09/18/disney-taps-character-ai-ceo-as-first-tech-chief_6757687_13.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Karandeep Anand is set to join Disney on October 2, and will report directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro, who called Anand 'an expert builder and strategist, technical and product-minded, with sharp instincts for what fans actually want.'",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}