Character.AI launches three human-written, AI-generated microdramas, whose characters users can chat with, and aims to eventually let users make their own shows (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/char
MAGA ‘Prophet’ Kent Christmas Keeps Saying God is Gonna Start Killing a Bunch of People
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/maga-prophet-kent-christmas-keeps-saying-god-gonna-start-killing-bunch-people
Character.AI launches three human-written, AI-generated microdramas, whose characters users can chat with, and aims to eventually let users make their own shows (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/char
"The roster, used by the Chaplain Corps, no longer excludes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from those identified as Christian faiths, as was the case in a version released Friday. That’s because the directory no longer categorizes any faith groups as Christian."
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Suno hires ex-YouTube exec Christian Bowne as head of music business development and ex-Atlantic Records exec Grace James as VP and head of artist marketing (Corbin Bolies/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/suno-hires-grace-james-ch…
Andy Burnham promises crackdown on costly subscription traps and 'rip-off discounts'
The Prime Minister will bring forward 'easy to exit' rules,
making it less painful for consumers to cancel subscriptions and avoid automatic renewal at a higher cost
https://w…
Databento, which sells financial data feeds, raised a $97M Series B led by NEA, taking its total funding to $127M, and says it is "profitable every month" (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
https://fortu…