@HeeterMaria

Reporting on distress, bankruptcy and all things credit for @9finHQ. Movie fan & erstwhile line cook

 San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2019
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@9finHQOct 19
Full updates on this story on 9fin: f.mtr.cool/htth0021qw (7/7)

Character AI bankruptcy panics users at risk of losing digital friends

Sebastian came home from school and cried. Earlier in the day, he had learned that Character AI, an app he opens nearly every day, could shut down. Sebastian, a 20-year old student living in Chile,...

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What happens when your favorite chatbot becomes your most trusted confidante, and then faces being taken away? Some go into mourning. (1/7)
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, PRIMETIME, and DIGGER make 2026 the best year for film since 2015 (SICARIO, EX MACHINA, and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD). At long last, movies are back.
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AI Investor
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Replying to @HeeterMaria
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Antonio Cruz@cru8735Oct 14
Whoa, it looks like Character AI's bankruptcy filing has sparked even more questions after they faced a probe from 46 attorneys general before the Chapter 11 proceedings!.
Maria Heeter@HeeterMariaOct 13
NEWS: Character AI faced a probe by 46 attorneys general before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filings show. The investigation, which is ongoing, echoes an investigation into Meta by 51 attorneys general earlier this year. The case was settled for $17.1bn.
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Earlier this year, I sued Character.AI for violating our state laws by having their AI companion bots pose as licensed professionals providing medical advice. Filing for bankruptcy doesn’t erase what they did, and I won’t let them use the bankruptcy process to dodge accountability. And let me be clear: selling the company doesn’t give anyone a clean slate. If a buyer continues operating these chatbots in ways that endanger our kids or violate Pennsylvania law, my Administration will use every tool we have to hold them accountable, too.

character.ai | AI Chat, Reimagined–Your Words. Your World.

Chat with millions of AI Characters on the #1 AI chat app. Where will your next adventure take you?

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AI chat startup Character.ai files for bankruptcy following lawsuits that allege its app played a role in teens' suicides and self-harm attempts. cnn.it/4dV905x
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Dan Primack
@danprimackAug 26
Huge haircut for Headspace investors... Scoop: Sword Health to acquire Headspace for up to $300M axios.com/pro/health-tech-de…

Scoop: Sword Health to acquire Headspace for up to $300M

It's a steep valuation drop for the buzzy behavioral health company and meditation app maker.

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Christina Farr
@chrissyfarrAug 25
Makes so much sense as Sword enters the premium EAP space with Sword Mind. Now the race is truly on as the employer market for BH gets more competitive.
Maria Heeter@HeeterMariaAug 25
SCOOP: Sword Health plans to acquire Headspace, in a deal that would transform the digital health market and tie-up two of the biggest players attempting to treat mental health virtually, per change of control filings in Massachusetts.
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Maria Heeter@HeeterMariaAug 25
SCOOP: Sword Health plans to acquire Headspace, in a deal that would transform the digital health market and tie-up two of the biggest players attempting to treat mental health virtually, per change of control filings in Massachusetts.
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Nick Wingfield
@nickwingfieldJul 7
When Silicon Valley VC and entrepreneurs need a way out of a crisis, they dial a man some call 'The Wolf.' A great yarn by @MichaelRoddan theinformation.com/articles/… – at White Center, WA

When Andreessen Horowitz Has a Sticky Situation to Solve, It Calls ‘The Wolf’

Editors’ Note: This article previously appeared with three AI-generated prompts—suggested questions to submit to Deep Research—that did not fairly reflect the content of the article or the substance...

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Jeff Sneider
@TheInSneiderJun 16
EXCLUSIVE: There's a new JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS movie in the works at Sony from WICKED producer Marc Platt despite A TON of legal drama at Archie Comics... theinsneider.com/p/josie-and…

Exclusive: New 'Josie and the Pussycats' Movie in the Works at Sony Despite Legal Drama at Archie...

'Wicked' producer Marc Platt is the lead singer behind this project...

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The Beat@comicsbeatJun 10
Archie Comics legal woes; Marvel's Mangaverse returns; Doug Wright award Winners and more from The Beat for 06/10/2026 - eepurl.com/R2tAA3w8KS
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Maria Heeter@HeeterMariaApr 17
‼️🧶YARN🧶‼️ How a $43m accounting dispute led to a private credit takeover of a psychiatric empire. On May 11th, bidding starts for eating disorder treatment centers, luxury rehabs & psych ctrs from lending giant HPS & CapitalOne. for @9fin 9fin.com/insights/accounting…
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For a California teenager, serial drug abuse met a deep trust in ChatGPT. He turned again and again to the chatbot for drug advice, treating it as a trip-sitter, doctor, friend and confidant. Now, his mother is left to search these logs for answers. sfgate.com/tech/article/cali…

A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.

"Who on earth gives that advice?"

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.@FT scoop from @hannahkuchler & me confirmed: GSK to buy cancer biotech IDRx for $1bn and $150mn earnout
Daphne Zohar
@daphnezohar12 Jan 2025
GSK nears $1bn deal for private GI sarcoma biotech IDRx. RA Capital, A16z, Casdin, Curie and Blackstone are investors. ~3x last post money. ft.com/content/fe25ff13-aa55…

GSK nears $1bn deal for biotech developing drug for rare tumour

IDRx tests treatment for digestive system cancer that affects 4,000 to 6,000 people a year in US

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.@FT scoop on Eli Lilly buying Scorpion confirmed!
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💊🚨SCOOP💊🚨MDMA start-up Lykos is the subject of a hostile takeover bid. Early Tesla investor Antonio Gracias has been pitching investors on a plan where he would take a controlling stake in Lykos. Gracias’s plan has the backing of Maps founder Rick Doblin and would tap Jeff Aronin’s spec pharma group Paragon Biosciences to help run Lykos. Helena, Lykos’s lead investor from its funding round last year, has been working on an alternative funding solution. The board will meet Friday. Both Maps and Helena have veto rights on any deal Elon Musk ally leads attempt to seize control of psychedelic biotech Lykos on.ft.com/3DPYkG5
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The new year is a good chance for IPO bankers to start getting excited about 2026 ⁦@GeorgeNHammond⁩
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Valor Equity Partners/ Antonio Gracias leads attempt to seize control of MDMA biotech Lykos ft.com/content/ae447a7f-4252… via @ft

Elon Musk ally leads attempt to seize control of psychedelic biotech Lykos

Early Tesla backer is developing financing plan to allow fresh shot at FDA approval for ecstasy-based PTSD treatment

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🚨💉JPM DEAL SCOOP💉🚨 Eli Lilly, the world's biggest drugmaker by market value, is in advanced talks to buy targeted therapy cancer biotech Scorpion Therapeutics in a deal worth up $2.5bn With superstar deals team @HeeterMaria & @JFK_America ft.com/content/fdd081b7-4ae3…

Eli Lilly in advanced talks to buy US cancer biotech for up to $2.5bn

Scorpion’s drug candidate inhibits a mutation that is a major driver of breast, gynaecological and head and neck cancers

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