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The AI news for July 21st, 2025

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

Human or Machine? Confusion about AI Band on Spotify
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Wie-die-KI-Band-Velvet-Sundown-die-Musikbranche-aufmischt-10493786.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Alibaba's AI Model Qwen2.5 Shines in Math Only Thanks to Memorized Training Data
Source: https://the-decoder.de/alibabas-ki-modell-qwen2-5-glaenzt-bei-mathe-nur-dank-auswendig-gelernter-trainingsdaten/

OpenAI Claims AI Breakthrough in Complex Mathematical Problems
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-behauptet-ki-durchbruch-bei-komplexen-mathematischen-problemen/

FlexOlmo Enables AI Training Without Data Exchange Between Organizations
Source: https://the-decoder.de/flexolmo-ermoeglicht-ki-training-ohne-datenaustausch-zwischen-organisationen/

The AI news for July 20th, 2025

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Meta opposes the EU's AI plans
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-stellt-sich-gegen-die-KI-Plaene-der-EU-10493568.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Cloudflare vs. AI bots: 'Humanity needs human-made content'
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Cloudflare-vs-KI-Bots-Die-Menschheit-braucht-vom-Menschen-gemachte-Inhalte-10493072.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Netflix series uses AI for special effects - otherwise allegedly unaffordable
Source: https://the-decoder.de/netflix-serie-nutzt-ki-fuer-spezialeffekte-umsetzung-sonst-angeblich-unbezahlbar/

Microsoft study shows: These professions are most affected by generative AI
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-studie-zeigt-diese-berufe-sind-am-staerksten-von-generativer-ki-betroffen/

The AI news for July 19th, 2025

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Apple AI Framework MLX: Future Support for Nvidia's CUDA
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Apple-KI-Framework-MLX-Kuenftig-Support-fuer-Nvidias-CUDA-10491534.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI Update Deep-Dive: The True Cost of an AI Query
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Update-Deep-Dive-Der-wahre-Preis-einer-KI-Anfrage-10490664.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Light for New Chips: How Photons Aim to Satisfy AI's Energy Hunger
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Licht-fuer-neue-Chips-Wie-Photonen-den-Energiehunger-von-KI-stillen-sollen-10487993.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag_plus.beitrag_plus

OpenAI Makes Images Sharper: New Feature for Perfect Edits
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/top-news24/openai-bilder-update

The AI news for July 18th, 2025

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Report: AWS Cuts Hundreds of Jobs
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bericht-AWS-baut-Hunderte-von-Stellen-ab-10491887.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Personalized Offers: US Airline Delta Uses AI to Determine More Prices
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Personalisierte-Angebote-US-Airline-Delta-laesst-KI-immer-mehr-Preise-ermitteln-10491066.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Five Stages of AI Usage: How AI is Changing Our Software Development
Source: https://www.heise.de/blog/Fuenf-Stufen-der-KI-Nutzung-Wie-KI-unsere-Softwareentwicklung-veraendert-10485122.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google MedGemma Released: Open AI for Healthcare
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/topbeitraege/google-medgemma

The AI news for July 17th, 2025

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Softbank plans trillions of AI agents to replace humans
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Softbank-1-000-KI-Agenten-ersetzen-1-Arbeitsplatz-10490298.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

California to use AI to combat power outages
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Als-erster-US-Bundesstaat-will-Kalifornien-mit-KI-gegen-Stromausfaelle-kaempfen-10489575.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Mistral Voxtral surpasses Whisper in speech recognition and is much cheaper
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mistral-voxtral-uebertrifft-whisper-bei-spracherkennung-und-ist-dabei-viel-guenstiger/

Meta reportedly scores two more high-profile OpenAI researchers
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/meta-reportedly-scores-two-more-high-profile-openai-researchers/

The AI news for July 16th, 2025

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A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/a-former-openai-engineer-describes-what-its-really-like-to-work-there/

Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/research-leaders-urge-tech-industry-to-monitor-ais-thoughts/

Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/mistral-releases-voxtral-its-first-open-source-ai-audio-model/

AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: The terminal
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/ai-coding-tools-are-shifting-to-a-surprising-place-the-terminal/

The AI news for July 15th, 2025

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AI Update Compact: Tech Giants on Shopping Spree, OpenAI, Therapy Chatbots, Kimi
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Update-kompakt-Tech-Riesen-auf-Einkaufstour-OpenAI-Therapie-Chatbots-Kimi-10485855.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Study: Apple Watch to Detect Hidden Diseases with AI
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Studie-Apple-Watch-soll-mit-KI-versteckte-Krankheiten-aufdecken-10484905.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Study: Children Seek Comfort in AI Chatbots – Often Lacking Safeguards
Source: https://the-decoder.de/studie-kinder-suchen-trost-bei-ki-chatbots-oft-mangelt-es-an-schutzmechanismen/

Meta Built Its AI Reputation on Openness — That May Be Changing
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/meta-built-its-ai-reputation-on-openness-that-may-be-changing/

The AI news for July 14th, 2025

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AI System 'StreamDiT' Generates Livestream Videos from Text Descriptions
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-system-streamdit-generiert-livestream-videos-aus-textbeschreibungen/

xAI Wants to Correct Grok: Chatbot Should Not Take Musk's Opinions as Reference
Source: https://the-decoder.de/xai-will-grok-korrigieren-chatbot-soll-nicht-musks-meinungen-als-referenz-nehmen/

AI Models Can Be Misled by Fail Videos
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-modelle-lassen-sich-von-fail-videos-in-die-irre-fuehren/

Meta Forms AI Superteam: A New Era of Research Begins
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/news24/meta-super-ki-mitarbeiter

The AI news for July 13th, 2025

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Indeed and Glassdoor lay off 1,300 employees: AI to make hiring more efficient
Source: https://the-decoder.de/indeed-und-glassdoor-entlassen-1-300-mitarbeiter-ki-soll-einstellungen-effizienter-machen/

OpenAI researcher: The best communicator is the most valuable programmer of the future
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-forscher-wer-am-besten-kommuniziert-ist-der-wertvollste-programmierer-der-zukunft/

Microsoft introduces faster Phi reasoning model with up to 10x higher token throughput
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-stellt-schnelleres-phi-denk-modell-mit-bis-zu-10x-hoeherem-token-durchsatz-vor/

New AI sees like humans – with 10x less energy
Source: https://www.all-ai.de/news/topbeitraege/ki-auge-effizienz

The AI news for July 12th, 2025

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Digitization & AI: Bundesrat Wants More Co-Determination Rights for Works Councils
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitalisierung-KI-Bundesrat-will-mehr-Mitbestimmungsrechte-fuer-Betriebsraete-10484817.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

These Tools Are Supposed to Protect Artworks from AI – But They Can Be Bypassed
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Diese-Werkzeuge-sollen-Kunstwerke-vor-KI-schuetzen-doch-die-lassen-sich-umgehen-10484319.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Circular Economy 4.0: When the Trash Can Talks to the Truck
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Kreislaufwirtschaft-4-0-Wenn-die-Muelltonne-mit-dem-Lkw-spricht-10484158.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

New AI Architecture Promises Better 'System 2 Thinking'
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neue-ki-architektur-verspricht-besseres-system-2-denken/