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The AI news for September 20th, 2026

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

Misconfiguration in testing: Gemini accesses three real companies.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fehlkonfiguration-im-Test-Gemini-greift-auf-drei-echte-Firmen-zu-11459067.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

GPT-6-Astra and Fable 5 would behave in the real world like slapstick killer robots.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gpt-6-astra-und-fable-5-wuerden-sich-in-der-echten-welt-wie-slapstick-killer-roboter-verhalten/

The U.S. military almost boarded a Chinese ship because of an AI error.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-militaer-haette-wegen-eines-ki-fehlers-beinahe-chinesisches-schiff-geentert/

Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/19/petlibros-new-ai-powered-feeder-is-a-game-changer-for-multi-cat-homes/

The AI news for September 19th, 2026

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Google Gemini: Completely broken
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-Gemini-Komplett-kaputt-11458617.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

What ends up in the class chat and why that causes problems.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Was-im-Klassenchat-landet-und-warum-das-Probleme-macht-11458229.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

California's governor wants an AI kill-switch and independent oversight in the laboratories.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/kaliforniens-gouverneur-will-ki-kill-switch-und-unabhaengige-aufsicht-in-den-laboren/

Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/metas-muse-hits-mac-letting-the-ai-take-actions-on-your-computer/

The AI news for September 18th, 2026

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

Advertising in ChatGPT: OpenAI plans 'sponsored agents' and ads via prompts.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Werbung-in-ChatGPT-OpenAI-plant-gesponserten-Agenten-und-Anzeigen-per-Prompt-11457166.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI introduces a framework for reporting AI safety incidents.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-fuehrt-Framework-zur-Meldung-von-KI-Sicherheitsvorfaellen-ein-11456751.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/the-faas-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai/

Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/rival-ai-agents-instinct-and-metas-muse-both-add-the-ability-to-make-calls/

The AI news for September 17th, 2026

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AI assistant: Anthropic unites Claude Chat, Cowork and Artifacts.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/One-Claude-Claude-Docs-Slides-Design-erweitern-Anthropics-KI-Assistenten-11455633.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

iPhone 18 Pro: How Apple's provenance certificate for photos works.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/iPhone-18-Pro-So-funktioniert-Apples-Herkunftsnachweis-fuer-Fotos-11455742.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Project Luna: Meta's next AI glasses will no longer have a camera.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Project-Luna-Metas-naechste-KI-Brille-soll-keine-Kamera-mehr-haben-11455509.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/your-ai-agents-can-now-control-your-google-home-devices/

The AI news for September 16th, 2026

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DeepL Voice: Real-time translation with original voice characteristics.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/DeepL-Voice-Neue-Sprachmodelle-bewahren-individuelle-Stimmen-bei-Uebersetzungen-11454033.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

HomeKit Secure Video: AI camera descriptions are getting really expensive.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/HomeKit-Secure-Video-KI-Kamerabeschreibungen-werden-richtig-teuer-11453070.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

PFAS producers are apparently expanding capacities – AI boom as a suspected driver.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/PFAS-Produzenten-bauen-wohl-Kapazitaeten-aus-KI-Boom-als-vermuteter-Treiber-11452757.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The Gates Foundation is spending one billion dollars on more equitable access to AI.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gates-foundation-gibt-eine-milliarde-dollar-fuer-gerechteren-ki-zugang-aus/

The AI news for September 15th, 2026

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OpenAI has hundreds of contract workers read and evaluate real ChatGPT conversations.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-laesst-hunderte-vertragsarbeiter-echte-chatgpt-gespraeche-lesen-und-bewerten/

Waymo robotaxi reports teenage passengers with a weapon to the police.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Waymo-Robotaxi-ruft-Polizei-nach-Erkennung-einer-Waffe-bei-jugendlichen-Kunden-11451717.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Fashion app Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to help you shop the outfits in your camera roll
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/fashion-discovery-app-daydream-uses-apple-intelligence-to-help-you-shop-the-outfits-saved-in-your-camera-roll/

AI deployment is growing rapidly – but potential remains largely untapped.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Einsatz-waechst-rasant-doch-Potenzial-bleibt-weitgehend-ungenutzt-11452391.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for September 14th, 2026

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Online child protection: California enacts strict rules for AI and social media.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Jugendschutz-im-Netz-Kalifornien-erlaesst-strenge-Regeln-fuer-KI-und-Social-Media-11451599.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic, OpenAI & Co. are calling for a pause on AI models.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Anthropic-OpenAI-Co-fordern-Pause-bei-KI-Modellen-11451543.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Elevenlabs introduces a new AI music model, Music 2.5, that is supposed to sound more natural.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/elevenlabs-stellt-neues-ki-musikmodell-music-2-5-vor-das-natuerlicher-klingen-soll/

A two-year university study shows: an AI ban harms students more than it benefits.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/zweijaehrige-uni-studie-zeigt-ki-verbot-schadet-studierenden-mehr-als-es-nuetzt/

The AI news for September 13th, 2026

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EU Commission to AI companies: 'Get your house in order.'
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Kommission-an-KI-Firmen-Bringt-euren-Laden-in-Ordnung-11451387.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Backflip: Apple wants to train AI models with user data after all.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Salto-rueckwaerts-Apple-moechte-KI-Modelle-doch-mit-Nutzerdaten-trainieren-11451138.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Pointless large-scale attack: OpenAI agents hacked RubyGems, only to scrape freely available data.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sinnloser-grossangriff-openai-agenten-hackten-rubygems-nur-um-frei-verfuegbare-daten-zu-scrapen/

Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994112/ai-data-center-pollution-health-epa

The AI news for September 12th, 2026

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

Data protection stops AI surveillance in Bremen's swimming pool.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fehlende-Risikobewertung-Datenschutz-stoppt-KI-Ueberwachung-in-Bremer-Schwimmbad-11450339.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Services: Apple keeps satellite communication free, Siri AI could cost.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Dienste-Apple-belaesst-Satellitenfunk-gratis-Siri-AI-koennte-kosten-11449445.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Rockets, drone swarms, surveillance, replacement for Chinese models: Anthropic shows what Claude is being misused for.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/raketen-drohnenschwaerme-ueberwachung-ersatz-fuer-china-modelle-anthropic-zeigt-wofuer-claude-missbraucht-wird/

Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994207/chatgpt-new-mexico-lawyer-fined-murder-appeal

The AI news for September 11th, 2026

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Slack can now vibe-code interactive charts and reports inside chats
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/989853/slackforce-surfaces-launch

Analysis: Apple's Audio Intelligence – is that already the dystopia?
Source: https://www.heise.de/meinung/Analyse-Apples-Audio-Intelligence-ist-das-schon-die-Dystopie-11448045.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic must pay $1.5 billion for copyright infringement, but there is chaos surrounding the payout.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-muss-15-milliarden-dollar-wegen-urheberrechtsverletzung-zahlen-doch-bei-der-auszahlung-herrscht-chaos/

AI agents are flooding public services with new requests
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/ai-agents-are-flooding-public-services-with-new-requests/