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The AI news for June 2nd, 2026

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

Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/941179/meta-instagram-ai-support-chatbot-exploit-hacked

Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access
Source: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/940854/strava-restricts-api-access-ai-apps

Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit-over-violent-incidents/

Uber and Autobrains want to test robotaxis in Munich.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Uber-und-Autobrains-wollen-Robotaxis-in-Muenchen-testen-11312945.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for June 1st, 2026

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

Tax Office 2.0: Tax authorities should train AI with real citizen data.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Finanzamt-2-0-Steuerbehoerden-sollen-KI-mit-echten-Buergerdaten-trainieren-11312693.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic prohibits the use of AI in the job interview.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-verbietet-ki-nutzung-im-bewerbungsgespraech/

Up to €75 billion: SoftBank makes France the largest European location for AI infrastructure.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bis-zu-75-milliarden-euro-softbank-macht-frankreich-zum-groessten-europaeischen-standort-fuer-ki-infrastruktur/

AI search agents often 'google' only what they already know anyway.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-suchagenten-googeln-oft-nur-was-sie-ohnehin-schon-wissen/

The AI news for May 31st, 2026

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

Microsoft plans Windows PCs with Nvidia chips and AI agents that perform tasks locally.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-plant-windows-pcs-mit-nvidia-chips-und-ki-agenten-die-aufgaben-lokal-erledigen/

OpenAI brings Computer Use for Codex to Windows 11 – the AI now also controls the PC.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-bringt-computer-use-fuer-codex-auf-windows-11-die-ki-steuert-jetzt-auch-den-pc/

Attackers misuse shared ChatGPT and Claude chats to spread malware.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/angreifer-missbrauchen-geteilte-chatgpt-und-claude-chats-um-schadsoftware-zu-verbreiten/

AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/938844/ai-tiktok-shop-blackface-shein-dropshipping

The AI news for May 30th, 2026

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

US authorities are concerned about the growing 'anti-tech extremism'.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Interne-Dokumente-US-Behoerden-beobachten-Anti-Tech-Extremismus-11311720.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Cloud: A new AI platform aims to close vulnerabilities within minutes.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-Cloud-Neue-KI-Plattform-soll-Schwachstellen-in-Minuten-schliessen-11311627.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

CNN sues AI search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/CNN-verklagt-KI-Suchmaschine-Perplexity-wegen-Urheberrechtsverletzung-11311111.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Tech companies desperately want to film you doing chores
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/940007/ai-companies-will-pay-for-robot-training-data

The AI news for May 29th, 2026

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

Le Chat becomes Vibe: Mistrals Chatbot should now work by itself.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/le-chat-wird-zu-vibe-mistrals-chatbot-soll-jetzt-selbst-arbeiten/

Google Cloud responds to AI-accelerated cyberattacks with a platform that is supposed to close the gaps in minutes.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-cloud-reagiert-auf-ki-beschleunigte-cyberangriffe-mit-einer-plattform-die-luecken-in-minuten-schliessen-soll/

The internet is being rebuilt for machines
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/the-internet-is-being-rebuilt-for-machines/

YouTube will let you ask AI to make a custom video feed
Source: https://www.theverge.com/streaming/938759/youtube-custom-ai-feed-prompt-availability

The AI news for May 28th, 2026

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

Neobroker Robinhood lets AI agents trade stocks for customers and shop with a credit card.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neobroker-robinhood-laesst-ki-agenten-fuer-kunden-aktien-handeln-und-mit-kreditkarte-einkaufen/

YouTube will automatically detect and label AI videos starting in May 2026.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/youtube-will-ki-videos-ab-mai-2026-automatisch-erkennen-und-kennzeichnen/

China is transforming its old camera network into an apparatus for automated mass surveillance.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/china-verwandelt-sein-altes-kameranetz-in-einen-apparat-fuer-automatisierte-massenueberwachung/

Spotify expands its audio offerings to include the reading aloud of longer articles from magazines.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Spotify-erweitert-Hoerangebot-um-das-Vorlesen-laengerer-Artikel-aus-Zeitschriften-11307323.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for May 27th, 2026

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

China expands outbound travel restrictions for AI talents.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/China-weitet-Ausreisebeschraenkungen-fuer-KI-Talente-aus-11305710.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Researchers find thousands of fabricated AI sources in biomedical journal articles and warn of the danger to clinical guidelines.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/forscher-finden-tausende-erfundene-ki-quellen-in-biomedizinischen-fachartikeln-und-warnen-vor-gefahr-fuer-klinische-leitlinien/

OpenAI Codex also controls a Mac in a locked state.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-Codex-steuert-Mac-auch-in-gesperrtem-Zustand-11305646.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Intelligent monitoring extends the service life of bridges.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Sensoren-und-KI-sollen-marode-Bruecken-vor-Sperrung-retten-11305850.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for May 26th, 2026

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

Meta is testing a Reddit competitor: New app 'Forum' for Facebook groups.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-testet-Reddit-Konkurrenz-Neue-App-Forum-fuer-Facebook-Gruppen-11305678.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

heise offer: EU AI Act: What must be completed in companies by August 2026
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-AI-Act-Was-bis-August-2026-in-Unternehmen-erledigt-sein-muss-11289793.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI models often provide correct answers from the wrong sources.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-modelle-geben-oft-richtige-antworten-aus-den-falschen-quellen/

What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/what-clickups-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work/

The AI news for May 25th, 2026

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

Artificial Intelligence in the courtroom: How the judiciary is upgrading digitally.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-bei-Gericht-Wie-die-Justiz-digital-aufruestet-11305468.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Why you should not set the model selection to 'Auto' in Copilot, Gemini, and Co.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/warum-ihr-in-copilot-gemini-und-co-die-modellwahl-nicht-auf-auto-stellen-solltet/

Anthropic may continue to deliver Claude AI models to the NSA despite being classified as a supply-chain risk.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-darf-trotz-einstufung-als-lieferkettenrisiko-weiter-claude-ki-modelle-an-die-nsa-liefern/

I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/24/i-tried-amazons-bee-wearable-and-am-both-intrigued-and-slightly-creeped-out/

The AI news for May 24th, 2026

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

Deepseek makes v4-dumping prices permanent and puts OpenAI and Anthropic under pressure.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-macht-v4-dumpingpreise-permanent-und-setzt-openai-und-anthropic-unter-druck/

A U.S. elite university allows AI only for research: students must think and write for themselves.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-elite-uni-erlaubt-ki-nur-noch-zur-recherche-denken-und-schreiben-muessen-studierende-selbst/

Anthropic warns again: Claude Mythos Preview finds bugs faster than developers can fix them.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-warnt-erneut-claude-mythos-preview-findet-bugs-schneller-als-entwickler-sie-beheben/

Sources and links are only part of the search any longer: Google is moving further away from the open web.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/quellen-und-links-sind-nur-noch-teil-der-suche-google-rueckt-weiter-vom-offenen-web-ab/