Disney's $60M Character.AI deal headlines week in tech

Disney plans to pay $60M annually for 66 Character.AI employees, per a Chapter 11 filing by the startup's parent. Meanwhile Meta denied political bias in Brazil, TSMC shares fell despite record profits, and Apple reportedly plans a limited Apple Intelligence launch in China with iOS 27.3 in December.

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