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The AI news for June 7th, 2026

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

AI sovereign wealth fund: Trump plans a government stake in OpenAI, Anthropic & Co.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Staatsfonds-Trump-plant-Regierungsbeteiligung-an-OpenAI-Anthropic-Co-11320626.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta plans paid AI agents 'Hatch' for up to $200 per month.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-plant-kostenpflichtigen-ki-agenten-hatch-fuer-bis-zu-200-dollar-im-monat/

OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/06/openai-unveils-lockdown-mode-to-protect-sensitive-data-from-prompt-injection-attacks/

Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/944235/meta-app-ai-clickbait-articles

The AI news for June 6th, 2026

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

Gemini Go: Google replaces Assistant on affordable Android Go devices.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gemini-Go-ersetzt-Assistant-Go-11319758.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Ifo: More than half of German companies use AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Ifo-Ueber-die-Haelfte-der-deutschen-Unternehmen-nutzt-KI-11319898.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft trains new AI models with unlicensed web data despite promises to the contrary.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-trainiert-neue-ki-modelle-mit-unlizenzierten-webdaten-trotz-gegenteiliger-versprechen/

New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers
Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/944041/new-york-data-center-moratorium

The AI news for June 5th, 2026

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

Perplexity brings AI agents 'Personal Computer' to Windows.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Perplexity-bringt-KI-Agenten-Personal-Computer-auf-Windows-11318678.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Local speech recognition for Windows – without cloud.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Lokale-Spracherkennung-fuer-Windows-ohne-Cloud-11318466.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI agents flood the net — according to Cloudflare, more bots than humans are now surfing.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-fluten-das-netz-laut-cloudflare-surfen-jetzt-mehr-bots-als-menschen/

Malware: AI creates an almost unstoppable worm.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/IT-Forscher-zeigen-anpassungsfaehigen-KI-Wurm-11318083.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for June 4th, 2026

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

The Amazon app shows AI-generated products that do not exist as such.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Amazon-App-zeigt-KI-generierte-Produkte-die-es-so-nicht-gibt-11317781.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Gemini for Home: AI assistant launches in Germany as Early Access.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gemini-for-Home-KI-Assistent-startet-in-Deutschland-als-Early-Access-11316900.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Britain imposes greater control over Google's AI search.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Grossbritannien-erzwingt-mehr-Kontrolle-bei-Googles-KI-Suche-11316978.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/metas-ai-agent-for-whatsapp-business-is-now-available-globally/

The AI news for June 3rd, 2026

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

Zoom: AI agent completes what meetings begin.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Zoom-KI-Agent-erledigt-was-im-Meeting-beschlossen-wurde-11315525.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI makes ChatGPT a career platform with job search and a resume editor.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-macht-chatgpt-zur-karriereplattform-mit-jobsuche-und-lebenslauf-editor/

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/google-rolls-out-fake-call-detection-to-protect-against-ai-deepfake-impersonation-scams/

Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to 200 partners in order to scan critical infrastructure for security vulnerabilities with AI.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-weitet-project-glasswing-auf-200-partner-aus-um-kritische-infrastruktur-mit-ki-auf-sicherheitsluecken-zu-scannen/

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

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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