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The AI news for January 18th, 2026

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

Elon Musk demands 109 billion US dollars from OpenAI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Elon-Musk-fordert-109-Milliarden-US-Dollar-von-OpenAI-11144834.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropics' new AI system 'Cowork' struggles shortly after launch with a known security vulnerability.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropics-neues-ki-system-cowork-kaempft-kurz-nach-start-mit-bekannten-sicherheitsluecken/

Deepseek had to resort to NVIDIA chips for the new model.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-musste-bei-neuem-modell-auf-nvidia-chips-zurueckgreifen/

Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/17/musk-wants-up-to-134b-in-openai-lawsuit-despite-700b-fortune/

The AI news for January 17th, 2026

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

heise+ | Private knowledge archive: search through guides and the like with local AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Privates-Wissensarchiv-Anleitungen-und-Co-mit-lokaler-KI-durchsuchen-11141754.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag_plus.beitrag_plus

California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/california-ag-sends-musks-xai-a-cease-and-desist-order-over-sexual-deepfakes/

Website operators should be paid for AI training: Cloudflare takes on Human Native.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/webseitenbetreiber-sollen-fuer-ki-training-bezahlt-werden-cloudflare-uebernimmt-human-native/

OpenAI makes it official: ChatGPT gets advertising.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-machts-offiziell-chatgpt-bekommt-werbung/

The AI news for January 16th, 2026

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

More access, more context: Gemini gets Personal Intelligence.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Personal-Intelligence-Googles-Gemini-wird-noch-persoenlicher-11141728.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

EMA and FDA publish guidelines for AI in drug development.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EMA-und-FDA-legen-Leitlinien-fuer-KI-in-der-Arzneimittelentwicklung-vor-11142480.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Minneapolis: ICE officers are wearing GoPros and smart glasses from Meta.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Minneapolis-ICE-Beamte-tragen-GoPros-und-Smart-Glasses-von-Meta-11142832.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic halves AI productivity forecasts for the U.S. economy after an analysis of Claude's error rates.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-veroeffentlicht-erfolgsraten-von-claude-und-daempft-erwartungen-an-produktivitaetsgewinne/

The AI news for January 15th, 2026

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Rokids' new AI glasses will be more open, lighter, and cheaper than Meta's Ray-Ban.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Rokid-bringt-neue-KI-Brille-mit-ChatGPT-und-Bezahlfunktion-auf-den-Markt-11141068.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Telekom customers will complain to Elevenlabs' AI agents in the future.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/telekom-kunden-beschweren-sich-kuenftig-bei-ki-stimmen-von-elevenlabs/

Bandcamp bans AI-generated music from the platform entirely or largely.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bandcamp-verbannt-vollstaendig-oder-groesstenteils-ki-generierte-musik-von-der-plattform/

Coal comeback: How data centers' hunger for electricity threatens the climate
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11141273?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for January 14th, 2026

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Apple Creator Studio: Subscription package for creative software
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Apple-Creator-Studio-Neues-Abo-fuer-Final-Cut-Pro-Logic-Pro-und-mehr-11139794.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Salesforce releases a new AI Slack bot based on Anthropics Claude.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/salesforce-veroeffentlicht-neuen-ki-slackbot-auf-basis-von-anthropics-claude/

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/brazil-orders-meta-to-suspend-policy-banning-third-party-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/

Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/861531/defiance-act-senate-passage-deepfakes-grok

The AI news for January 13th, 2026

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After Siri-Fail: Apple bets on Google Gemini for AI models.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Siri-Fail-Apple-setzt-fuer-KI-Modelle-auf-Google-Gemini-11138386.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Windows Insider Preview: Microsoft tests Copilot uninstallation
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Windows-Insider-Vorschau-Microsoft-testet-Copilot-Deinstallation-11137597.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/anthropics-new-cowork-tool-offers-claude-code-without-the-code/

UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/860881/uk-ai-x-grok-law-criminalizing-deepfake-nudes-ai

The AI news for January 12th, 2026

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EU cyber agency secretly uses AI for reports—and gets found out.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Cyberagentur-nutzt-heimlich-KI-fuer-Berichte-und-fliegt-auf-11136924.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot as it targets 2026 for driverless service
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/motional-puts-ai-at-center-of-robotaxi-reboot-as-it-targets-2026-for-driverless-service/

Google removes AI Overviews for certain medical queries
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/google-removes-ai-overviews-for-certain-medical-queries/

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/google-announces-a-new-protocol-to-facilitate-commerce-using-ai-agents/

The AI news for January 11th, 2026

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British government on how to deal with Musk's AI Grok: 'Offends victims'
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Britische-Regierung-zu-Umgang-mit-Musks-KI-Grok-Beleidigt-Opfer-11136743.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

ChatGPT at school: Even using it without an explicit ban is deception.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gericht-ChatGPT-in-der-Schule-ist-auch-ohne-explizites-Verbot-eine-Taeuschung-11136541.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Trump's Nuclear Power Offensive: Ambitious Goals, Questionable Implementation.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/trumps-atomkraft-offensive-ehrgeizige-ziele-fragwuerdige-umsetzung/

OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/10/openai-is-reportedly-asking-contractors-to-upload-real-work-from-past-jobs/

The AI news for January 10th, 2026

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

OpenAI will advance with ChatGPT for Healthcare in US hospitals.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-will-mit-chatgpt-in-us-krankenhaeuser-vordringen/

According to studies, copyright-protected novels can be almost completely retrieved from AI language models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/urheberrechtlich-geschuetzte-romane-lassen-sich-laut-studien-fast-komplett-aus-ki-sprachmodellen-abrufen/

Scandal surrounding sexualized deepfakes: Grok largely refuses image generation.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Skandal-um-sexualisierte-Deepfakes-Grok-verweigert-Bildgenerierung-weitgehend-11135470.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Gemini detects which leftover meal is still in the Samsung refrigerator.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-Gemini-erkennt-welches-Resteessen-noch-im-Samsung-Kuehlschrank-steckt-11135412.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for January 9th, 2026

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

Court waives the fee: Use of AI leads to the unusability of an expert report.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gericht-streicht-Honorar-KI-Einsatz-fuehrt-zu-Unverwertbarkeit-eines-Gutachtens-11135211.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google brings Gemini AI to Gmail: The inbox will be able to answer questions.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-bringt-gemini-ki-in-gmail-posteingang-soll-fragen-beantworten-koennen/

Siemens and Nvidia want to accelerate the industrial revolution with AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Siemens-und-Nvidia-wollen-industrielle-Revolution-mit-KI-beschleunigen-11133679.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Decoding the Arctic to predict winter weather
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/decoding-arctic-to-predict-winter-weather-0108