Apple Taps Google Gemini. Microsoft Tests Copilot Removal. Anthropic Launches Cowork. UK Makes Intimate Deepfakes Illegal.

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The AI news for January 13th, 2026

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After Siri-Fail: Apple bets on Google Gemini for AI models.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Siri-Fail-Apple-setzt-fuer-KI-Modelle-auf-Google-Gemini-11138386.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Apple moving key AI functionality onto Google technology is a concrete platform change that signals likely improvements and new features for Siri and related iOS experiences, which will affect everyday users of Apple devices.

Windows Insider Preview: Microsoft tests Copilot uninstallation
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Windows-Insider-Vorschau-Microsoft-testet-Copilot-Deinstallation-11137597.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Making Copilot uninstallable is a direct user-facing change that gives individuals and IT admins more control over preinstalled AI features, impacting privacy, system configuration, and enterprise deployment choices.

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/anthropics-new-cowork-tool-offers-claude-code-without-the-code/
Why did we choose this article?
Cowork changes how knowledge workers can use AI by letting Claude directly access and edit files in a chosen folder, enabling non-developers to automate document edits, content updates, and simple workflows without writing code.

UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/860881/uk-ai-x-grok-law-criminalizing-deepfake-nudes-ai
Why did we choose this article?
This legal change creates criminal liability for producing or requesting nonconsensual deepfake intimate images, affecting platform moderation, creators, and victims and signaling stronger enforcement and legal consequences for misuse of generative AI.

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