LinkedIn Leads AI Content. Claude Code Adds Browser. S&P Downgrades Oracle Over OpenAI. Home Exams Trigger Grade Drop.

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The AI news for July 13th, 2026

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LinkedIn is, according to an analysis, the AI-Slop-Slingshot among social media platforms.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/linkedin-ist-laut-analyse-die-ki-slop-schleuder-unter-den-social-media-plattformen/
Why did we choose this article?
A large share of long LinkedIn posts appear to be AI-generated — this affects how much you can trust professional content, hiring signals, and the need to verify or change how you consume and share workplace-related posts.

Claude Code gets an integrated browser directly in the desktop app.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/claude-code-bekommt-integrierten-browser-direkt-in-der-desktop-app/
Why did we choose this article?
The desktop app now lets the AI browse and interact with live websites inside the tool — that changes what users can automate (fetching, form-filling, interacting) and raises concrete privacy, safety and consent choices for anyone using the app.

S&P sees OpenAI as a central risk to Oracle and downgrades its credit rating.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sp-sieht-openai-als-zentrales-risiko-fuer-oracle-und-senkt-kreditbewertung/
Why did we choose this article?
A major credit downgrade ties Oracle's financial risk to OpenAI's business — this matters to customers, partners and investors because it could affect contract stability, service capacity and pricing for large enterprise cloud customers.

From 96 to 48 percent: grades plummet as the professor replaces the take-home exam with an in-person exam.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/von-96-auf-48-prozent-noten-brechen-ein-als-professor-heimpruefung-durch-praesenzklausur-ersetzt/
Why did we choose this article?
Evidence that take-home/AI-assisted work inflates grades and forces a return to in-person exams — this has direct consequences for students, educators and employers relying on assessments and may change academic policies and credential trust.

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