Salsa Measures Driver Wake Time. OpenClaw Skills Contain Trojans. Claude Fast Mode Tradeoff. New York Limits AI News, Data Centers.

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The AI news for February 9th, 2026

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Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Project Salsa: How quickly must a driver wake up in the autonomous car?
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Augen-zu-im-autonomen-Auto-KI-soll-Nickerchen-am-Steuer-sicherer-machen-11169264.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
User-facing safety research: results could change rules, in-car alerts, and how comfortable people are using partially autonomous driving modes by defining how quickly a driver must be able to resume control after dozing.

Hundreds of tainted skills: attackers smuggle Trojans into the AI agent OpenClaw
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mehr-als-300-verseuchte-skills-angreifer-schleusen-trojaner-in-ki-agent-openclaw-ein/
Why did we choose this article?
Demonstrates a concrete security and privacy risk from third-party plug-ins for AI agents: infected 'skills' can carry malware or data stealers, meaning users and organizations must treat agent extensions like a software supply-chain risk.

Anthropics' new Claude 'Fast Mode' is 2.5 times faster, but six times more expensive.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropics-neuer-claude-fast-mode-ist-25-mal-schneller-aber-sechsmal-teurer/
Why did we choose this article?
Concrete product change that affects users' experience and costs: a paid 'fast' mode gives much quicker responses but at a notably higher price, so teams and individuals must weigh latency gains against higher spending when using Claude in workflows or products.

New York is considering two bills to rein in the AI industry
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/875501/new-york-is-considering-two-bills-to-rein-in-the-ai-industry
Why did we choose this article?
Regulatory move with direct effects on consumers and businesses: mandated labeling of AI-generated news would change how information is presented, and a pause on new data centers could affect local availability, costs, and deployment of AI services in New York.

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