Justin Fanelli, the Department of Navy's chief technology officer, spoke with reporters even as he was rushed onto an unannounced flight, underscoring the pace of his current work. He revealed the Navy is preparing an updated list of its longer-term technology priorities, this time reviewed by several venture investors before publication, following investor feedback that last year's list reshaped how they viewed the Navy's purchasing plans.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-19
Disney has hired Karandeep Anand, who recently led Character.AI, to serve as the company's first chief technology officer, reporting directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro. Anand will oversee enterprise technology and Disney's data and AI platforms, and is bringing several former Character.AI engineers with him. Disney is also promoting Adam Smith to a new Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer role for Disney Entertainment.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-18
Disney has appointed Karandeep Anand, the former CEO of Character.AI, as its first-ever chief technology officer. The move is notable because Disney had sent Character.AI a cease-and-desist letter in September 2025 accusing the startup of hosting unauthorized versions of its copyrighted characters. New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro made the hire; Anand previously worked at Facebook and Microsoft before joining Character.AI as a board adviser and later CEO.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-18
Disney announced it has hired Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, to fill a newly created role as senior executive vice president and chief technology officer, effective October 2. Anand will report directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro and oversee enterprise technology, infrastructure, data, AI platforms, product and engineering across the company.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-18
Elizabeth Banks, who holds the title of chief creative officer at canned wine maker Archer Roose, argues that wine brands must shed their formal, elitist image to attract a broader range of drinkers. She traces her interest to a moment tubing down a river in Utah while drinking a canned beverage, which led her toward championing more casual, approachable wine marketing.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-18
In a Fast Company discussion featuring Chief CEO Alison Moore, Moms First's Reshma Saujani, and Mama Glow's Latham Thomas, panelists described how leadership roles and parenting demands have both intensified, pushing accomplished working mothers toward burnout. The conversation, moderated by Shalene Gupta, questioned whether corporate structures were ever built to let women hold both senior positions and caregiving responsibilities without sacrifice.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-17
A veteran chief information security officer describes how everyday tech questions from friends and family have shifted from routine computer troubleshooting to worries about artificial intelligence risks. Drawing on that experience, the CISO lays out four concrete actions individuals can take now to protect themselves as AI-related threats grow more prevalent.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-12
A longtime startup operations executive with no coding background describes building an AI-powered assistant to handle administrative and organizational tasks, running it for roughly $25 daily. The project marks a shift for someone who spent two decades on the business side of startups without ever building software themselves.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-10
Adobe has named Anil Chakravarthy, who has run its digital experience business for six years, as its next chief executive. Chakravarthy has overseen much of Adobe's recent work building AI-powered products for enterprise customers.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-03
Startup Fambot has unveiled an 'AI chief of staff' designed to help parents track children's school events, activities, and communications across email, calendars, and WhatsApp groups. The company was founded by former Instagram engineer Greg Karlin and ex-Uber Transit head David Reich, who built the tool after struggling to manage his own family's daily logistics while working full-time.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-01
Sentelabs.ai has launched Open Executive, an open-source AI system designed to act as a virtual executive suite for companies. It coordinates eight specialist AI agents—covering strategy, finance, HR, legal, operations, marketing, product, and board communications—through an orchestrator built on Claude Sonnet, presenting all responses through a single unified executive voice.
github.com
· 2026-08-27
The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business has introduced a 10-month, primarily online program aimed at preparing executives for chief AI officer roles, priced at $28,000 per student with early-bird discounts. The curriculum spans six modules covering AI readiness assessment, business opportunity identification, governance frameworks, and enterprise-wide deployment strategies. Applications are open for the next cohort starting September 28.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-25
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