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The AI news for June 24th, 2026

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

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

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

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/

Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/955385/google-home-familiar-faces-clothing

The AI news for June 23rd, 2026

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

Intelligence alliance warns of AI-assisted cyberattacks.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Five-Eyes-warnen-KI-veraendern-Cyberrisiken-rasant-11340599.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Gemini for Home: AI summaries instead of real news.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gemini-for-Home-KI-Zusammenfassungen-statt-eigentlicher-News-11339923.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai/

AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes
Source: https://www.theverge.com/report/953888/ai-virtual-staging-real-estate-apartment-listings

The AI news for June 22nd, 2026

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

Better grades thanks to AI: a U.S. study shows A-grade inflation at universities since ChatGPT.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bessere-noten-dank-ki-us-studie-zeigt-einsen-inflation-an-universitaeten-seit-chatgpt/

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that the scaling of large language models has not yet been fully exploited.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-chef-sam-altman-haelt-skalierung-grosser-sprachmodelle-fuer-lange-nicht-ausgereizt/

AWS equips AI agents with a knowledge graph and an automatic security check.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/aws-ruestet-ki-agenten-mit-wissensgraph-und-automatischer-sicherheitspruefung-aus/

AWS outfits AI agents with a knowledge graph and automatic security verification.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/aws-ruestet-ki-agenten-mit-wissensgraph-und-automatischer-sicherheitspruefung-aus/

The AI news for June 21st, 2026

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

Online consumer protection: Ministers call for stricter action against fake shops.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Verbraucherschutz-im-Netz-Minister-fordern-haerteres-Vorgehen-gegen-Fake-Shops-11339411.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Retail giants want to exempt AI advertising from the deepfake labeling requirement of the EU AI Act.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/handelsriesen-wollen-ki-werbung-von-deepfake-kennzeichnung-des-eu-ai-act-befreien/

OpenAI makes ChatGPT's task planning faster and more organized.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-macht-chatgpts-aufgabenplanung-schneller-und-uebersichtlicher/

The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/953183/the-atlantic-searchable-database-music-ai-training-data

The AI news for June 20th, 2026

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Norway bans AI in primary schools: 'Uncritical use of AI lets students skip important learning steps.'
Source: https://the-decoder.de/norwegen-verbietet-ki-an-grundschulen-unkritische-ki-nutzung-laesst-schueler-wichtige-lernschritte-ueberspringen/

A Munich court holds Google liable for AI search overviews – Google appeals.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/muenchner-gericht-macht-google-fuer-ki-suchuebersichten-haftbar-google-geht-in-berufung/

Siri looks with: What's behind Apple's new context function?
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/iOS-27-Siri-versteht-endlich-was-auf-dem-Bildschirm-passiert-11338374.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/billionaire-ambani-wants-ai-in-every-call-app-and-home/

The AI news for June 19th, 2026

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Project Spark: AI tool should make authorities significantly faster.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Projekt-Spark-KI-Tool-soll-Behoerden-deutlich-schneller-machen-11336188.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

ChatGPT now answers health questions better than doctors, OpenAI claims.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpt-beantwortet-gesundheitsfragen-jetzt-besser-als-aerzte-behauptet-openai/

Adobe is embedding AI agents in Photoshop, Premiere, and other Creative Cloud apps.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-baut-ki-agenten-in-photoshop-premiere-und-weitere-creative-cloud-apps-ein/

AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/ai-data-centers-just-got-a-government-mandated-fast-lane-to-the-grid/

The AI news for June 18th, 2026

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

Away from Big Tech: Germany and France adopt a sovereignty plan.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Weg-von-Big-Tech-Deutschland-und-Frankreich-beschliessen-Souveraenitaets-Plan-11336262.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

From chat to agent: Copilot Cowork for Microsoft 365 is here.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Vom-Chat-zum-Agenten-Copilot-Cowork-fuer-Microsoft-365-ist-da-11335405.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

How to turn off AI in your Google Docs
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/how-to-turn-off-ai-in-your-google-docs/

Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951703/anthropic-shutdown-export-controls

The AI news for June 17th, 2026

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Apple's AI trick: How a 20-billion-parameter model fits on the iPhone.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Apples-KI-Trick-Wie-ein-20-Milliarden-Parameter-Modell-aufs-iPhone-passt-11334385.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/android-17-launches-with-new-multitasking-tools-as-google-expands-gemini-features/

Microsoft's Copilot Cowork is billed based on usage and could use Deepseek.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsofts-copilot-cowork-wird-nach-nutzung-abgerechnet-und-koennte-deepseek-nutzen/

European Parliament approves: ban on sexualized deepfake AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Parlament-stimmt-zu-Verbot-fuer-sexualisierte-Deepfake-KI-11334309.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for June 16th, 2026

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

Billion-dollar deal: Salesforce acquires AI-powered customer service platform Fin.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Milliardendeal-Salesforce-uebernimmt-KI-Kundenservice-Plattform-Fin-11333315.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Brain-Computer Interface: ALS patient uses a brain implant for 19 months.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Brain-Computer-Interface-ALS-Patient-nutzt-Hirnimplantat-19-Monate-lang-11333175.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AR scans from Pokémon Go flow into spatial AI models for the military.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ar-scans-aus-pokemon-go-fliessen-in-raeumliche-ki-modelle-fuer-das-militaer/

Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/metas-new-ai-mode-on-facebook-pulls-from-public-info-across-its-platforms/

The AI news for June 15th, 2026

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

Digital Minister Wildberger had speeches and guest contributions written by AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitalminister-Wildberger-liess-Reden-und-Gastbeitraege-von-KI-schreiben-11331531.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Cloud will solve the context problem of AI agents with an open Markdown format.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-cloud-will-mit-offenem-markdown-format-das-kontextproblem-von-ki-agenten-loesen/

Embarrassment for KPMG: Report on AI in companies contained fabricated case studies.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/blamage-fuer-kpmg-bericht-ueber-ki-in-unternehmen-enthielt-erfundene-fallstudien/

Fable-5 ban: Allegedly Amazon warned the U.S. government about Anthropics' AI model.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/fable-5-verbot-angeblich-warnte-amazon-die-us-regierung-vor-anthropics-ki-modell/