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Coding Assistants Hijacked. Extensions Leak AI Chats. ACCA Ends Online Exams. Laws of Reasoning Improve AI.

Coding Assistants Hijacked. Extensions Leak AI Chats. ACCA Ends Online Exams. Laws of Reasoning Improve AI.

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The AI news for December 30th, 2025

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

39C3: Security researchers hijack AI coding assistants with prompt injection
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/39C3-Sicherheitsforscher-kapert-KI-Coding-Assistenten-mit-Prompt-Injection-11125630.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Security researchers warn about browser extensions that secretly intercept AI chats.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sicherheitsforscher-warnen-vor-browser-erweiterungen-die-heimlich-ki-chats-abgreifen/

Due to AI fraud: the world's largest accounting organization abolishes online exams.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wegen-ki-betrug-weltgroesste-buchhaltungsorganisation-schafft-online-pruefungen-ab/

A team of researchers wants to end illogical AI babble with new 'Laws of Reasoning.'
Source: https://the-decoder.de/forscherteam-will-unlogische-ki-gruebelei-mit-neuen-laws-of-reasoning-beenden/

Tech Fix for Healthcare. Companion AI Causes Harm. Nadella Pushes Copilot Fixes. OpenAI Seeks Preparedness Head.

Tech Fix for Healthcare. Companion AI Causes Harm. Nadella Pushes Copilot Fixes. OpenAI Seeks Preparedness Head.

4m 15s

The AI news for December 29th, 2025

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

39C3: 'Poverty kills' – why 'AI' cannot save the healthcare system.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/39C3-KI-Longevity-und-die-Illusion-vom-reparierbaren-Gesundheitssystem-11125463.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Sam Altman's warning about 'superhuman persuasiveness' is catching up with the AI industry.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sam-altmans-warnung-vor-uebermenschlicher-ueberzeugungskraft-holt-die-ki-branche-ein/

'Not smart': Microsoft CEO Nadella criticizes Copilot internally and intervenes in product development.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nicht-smart-microsoft-ceo-nadella-kritisiert-copilot-intern-und-greift-in-die-produktentwicklung-ein/

OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/openai-is-looking-for-a-new-head-of-preparedness/

OpenAI Hires Preparedness Head. Chatterbox Turbo Clones Voices. Pixio Boosts Depth and 3D. China Regulates Virtual Companions.

OpenAI Hires Preparedness Head. Chatterbox Turbo Clones Voices. Pixio Boosts Depth and 3D. China Regulates Virtual Companions.

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The AI news for December 28th, 2025

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

Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850537/sam-altman-openai-head-of-preparedness

Chatterbox Turbo: Free audio model clones voices in a few seconds.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatterbox-turbo-kostenloses-audio-modell-klont-stimmen-in-wenigen-sekunden/

Metas Pixio learns through pixel reconstruction and surpasses more resource-intensive AI models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/metas-pixio-lernt-durch-pixel-rekonstruktion-und-uebertrifft-aufwendigere-ki-modelle/

Fight against AI addiction: China publishes a draft regulation for virtual companions.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/kampf-gegen-ki-sucht-china-veroeffentlicht-regelentwurf-fuer-virtuelle-begleiter/

AI Designed Toxins Evade Screens. SAM Audio Isolates Sounds. Kiosk AI Loses Money. Benchmarks Overstate Research Skill.

AI Designed Toxins Evade Screens. SAM Audio Isolates Sounds. Kiosk AI Loses Money. Benchmarks Overstate Research Skill.

4m 26s

The AI news for December 27th, 2025

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

AI-generated bioweapons bypass the safety systems of DNA manufacturers.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-10794581?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta's new AI model SAM Audio lets users click on tones in videos.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/metas-neues-ki-modell-sam-audio-laesst-nutzer-toene-in-videos-anklicken/

Anthropic experiment fails: an AI kiosk seller orders a PlayStation 5, a live fish, and incurs a $1,000 loss.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-experiment-scheitert-ki-kiosk-verkaeufer-bestellt-playstation-5-lebenden-fisch-und-macht-1-000-dollar-verlust/

A new benchmark shows that LLMs still fail at real scientific research.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neuer-benchmark-zeigt-llms-scheitern-noch-an-echter-wissenschaftlicher-forschung/

Nvidia Signs Groq License Deal. Microsoft Clarifies Rust Plans. Poetiq Boosts ARC Performance. Austrac Warns on AI Reports.

Nvidia Signs Groq License Deal. Microsoft Clarifies Rust Plans. Poetiq Boosts ARC Performance. Austrac Warns on AI Reports.

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The AI news for December 26th, 2025

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NVIDIA: Signs deal with inference-chip startup.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nvidia-Vertragsschluss-mit-Inferenz-Chip-Startup-11124836.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft is catching wind of rumors about the Windows Rust port.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-faengt-Geruechte-zur-Windows-Rust-Portierung-ein-11124851.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Long-standing AI obstacle ARC falls through the unstoppable optimization machinery.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/langjaehriges-ki-hindernis-arc-faellt-durch-die-unaufhaltsame-optimierungsmaschinerie/

The Australian financial regulator warns banks against the excessive use of AI in suspicious activity reports.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/australische-finanzaufsicht-warnt-banken-vor-uebermaessigem-ki-einsatz-bei-verdachtsmeldungen/

Nvidia Hires Groq Leaders. Authors Sue Six AI Firms. Gemini Joins Waymo Rides. Italy Suspends Meta WhatsApp Policy.

Nvidia Hires Groq Leaders. Authors Sue Six AI Firms. Gemini Joins Waymo Rides. Italy Suspends Meta WhatsApp Policy.

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The AI news for December 25th, 2025

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Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/

Authors sue six AI giants over book piracy.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/autoren-verklagen-sechs-ki-giganten-wegen-buchpiraterie/

Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-is-testing-gemini-as-an-in-car-ai-assistant-in-its-robotaxis/

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/italy-tells-meta-to-suspend-its-policy-that-bans-rival-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/

GLM-4.7 Retains Thought Across Dialogues. Three-Second Voice Cloning. OpenAI Blocks Prompt Injections. AI Breaks Smart Home Promise.

GLM-4.7 Retains Thought Across Dialogues. Three-Second Voice Cloning. OpenAI Blocks Prompt Injections. AI Breaks Smart Home Promise.

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The AI news for December 24th, 2025

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

The AI coding model GLM-4.7 remembers trains of thought across long dialogues.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-coding-modell-glm-4-7-merkt-sich-gedankengaenge-ueber-lange-dialoge/

Voice cloning from three seconds of audio: Qwen releases new TTS models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/stimmen-klonen-aus-drei-sekunden-audio-qwen-veroeffentlicht-neue-tts-modelle/

OpenAI resists prompt injections that threaten the 'agentic Web'.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-wehrt-sich-gegen-prompt-injections-die-das-agentische-web-bedrohen/

How AI broke the smart home in 2025
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/845958/ai-smart-home-broken

Atlas Faces Persistent Prompt Injection. AI's Hidden Environmental Cost. AMI Labs Pursues World Models. GPT-5 Solves Open Problem.

Atlas Faces Persistent Prompt Injection. AI's Hidden Environmental Cost. AMI Labs Pursues World Models. GPT-5 Solves Open Problem.

4m 15s

The AI news for December 23rd, 2025

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

OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/openai-says-ai-browsers-may-always-be-vulnerable-to-prompt-injection-attacks/

Chipwrecked
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/845831/ai-chips-data-center-power-water

Nick Clegg and Yann LeCun: Start-up for Advanced Machine Intelligence
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nick-Clegg-und-Yann-LeCun-Start-up-fuer-Advanced-Machine-Intelligence-11122511.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

GPT-5 allegedly solves an open math problem without human help.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gpt-5-loest-angeblich-offenes-mathe-problem-ohne-menschliche-hilfe/

NitroGen Universal Game Agents. Claude Opus 4.5 Extends Horizon. Qwen Image Layered Editing. Chinese Models Overtake US.

NitroGen Universal Game Agents. Claude Opus 4.5 Extends Horizon. Qwen Image Layered Editing. Chinese Models Overtake US.

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The AI news for December 22nd, 2025

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Nvidia will use NitroGen to create universal AI agents for all worlds.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nvidia-will-mit-nitrogen-universelle-ki-agenten-fuer-alle-welten-erschaffen/

Anthropic's AI model solves tasks with a time horizon of almost five hours.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-modell-von-anthropic-loest-aufgaben-mit-fast-fuenf-stunden-zeithorizont/

Alibaba's new AI model makes static images editable after the fact.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neues-ki-modell-von-alibaba-macht-statische-bilder-nachtraeglich-editierbar/

Semi-open AI models from China are displacing the US competition.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/halb-offene-ki-modelle-aus-china-verdraengen-die-us-konkurrenz/

Human Neurons Enter Computers. AI Labels Reduce Clicks. A2UI Lets Agents Build UIs. New York Signs RAISE Act.

Human Neurons Enter Computers. AI Labels Reduce Clicks. A2UI Lets Agents Build UIs. New York Signs RAISE Act.

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The AI news for December 21st, 2025

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The era of biocomputers is dawning – with human brain cells.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11121193?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI labeling in advertising causes click-through rates to drop by a third.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/studie-zu-visueller-ki-in-der-werbung-generieren-schlaegt-modifizieren/

An open Google standard should enable AI agents to quickly generate user interfaces.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/offener-google-standard-soll-ki-agenten-schnell-nutzeroberflaechen-generieren-lassen/

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/20/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-signs-raise-act-to-regulate-ai-safety/