EU Tightens Online Abuse Laws. Microsoft Secures Gas Power. Claude Tag Joins Slack. Google Home Recognition Update.

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The AI news for June 24th, 2026

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EU law against sextortion and child abuse on the Internet.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-verschaerft-Strafrecht-Live-Streaming-von-Kindesmissbrauch-wird-strafbar-11341988.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
EU negotiators agreed a modernization that strengthens criminal rules for online sextortion and live-streamed child abuse — this changes legal obligations for platforms and increases protections (and enforcement) that affect users across the EU.

Microsoft orders a large gas-fired power plant for AI in Texas.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-bestellt-grosses-Gaskraftwerk-fuer-KI-in-Texas-11340909.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Microsoft contracted a large gas-fired power plant to supply an AI datacenter in Texas — a concrete decision that affects local energy supply, emissions, and the environmental footprint of cloud AI services people and businesses rely on.

Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/23/anthropics-claude-tag-is-learning-your-company-one-slack-message-at-a-time/
Why did we choose this article?
Adds an always-on AI in Slack that records and uses workplace messages to build company knowledge — it can boost productivity but also changes data access, privacy, and how institutional knowledge is captured and controlled.

Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/955385/google-home-familiar-faces-clothing
Why did we choose this article?
A Google Home update improves Familiar Faces recognition so tagged people can be identified even when not looking at the camera — a direct change to how reliable (and how much) your smart-home hardware recognizes and uses personal image data.

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