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The AI news for October 25th, 2026

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

Anthropic lets AI agents learn negotiation rules for humans.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Anthropic-laesst-KI-Agenten-Verhandlungsregeln-fuer-Menschen-lernen-11498981.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI makes inexperienced lawyers better immediately, but could slow their career development according to a study.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-macht-unerfahrene-anwaelte-sofort-besser-koennte-aber-laut-studie-ihre-karriereentwicklung-bremsen/

Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/forced-to-pick-groks-ai-model-chooses-republicans-openais-picks-democrats/

Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1018187/pennsylvania-ai-deceptive-advertising-act

The AI news for October 24th, 2026

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

Microsoft’s AI Diagnosis Panel Beats Doctors 83% to 36% in Science Study
Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/microsofts-ai-diagnosis-panel-beats-doctors-83-to-36-in-science-study/

AI Helped Find PHP2Shell, and the Disclosure Plan Still Broke Down
Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/ai-helped-find-php2shell-and-the-disclosure-plan-still-broke-down/

Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017600/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update

OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/openai-says-it-will-no-longer-train-its-ai-models-on-the-live-internet-citing-significant-risks/

The AI news for October 23rd, 2026

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

Study: AI videos massively undermine trust in moving images.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Studie-KI-Videos-untergraben-Vertrauen-in-Bewegtbild-massiv-11497558.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Tado: AI should better recognize open windows – heating pause still only in the subscription.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Tado-KI-soll-offene-Fenster-besser-erkennen-Heizpause-weiter-nur-im-Abo-11495557.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic is sending proactive long-running agents 'Claude Duet' into the race against Grok Bots, Meta Muse, and OpenAI's Dots.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-schickt-proaktiven-dauer-agenten-claude-duet-gegen-grok-bots-meta-muse-und-openais-dots-ins-rennen/

Gartner survey: Only 13 percent of companies derive real business value from AI investments.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gartner-umfrage-nur-13-prozent-der-unternehmen-ziehen-echten-geschaeftswert-aus-ki-investitionen/

The AI news for October 22nd, 2026

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

Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015958/data-center-pollution-rising-report

OpenAI acquires the pharma startup Orchestra Bio and goes deeper into drug development.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-kauft-pharma-startup-orchestra-bio-und-steigt-tiefer-in-die-medikamentenentwicklung-ein/

Anthropic takes on Muse with Claude Duet, its new AI agent
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015843/anthropic-claude-duet-ai-agent

Conversational Gemini navigation comes to Apple CarPlay
Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1015281/gemini-ai-apple-carplay-voice-google-maps

The AI news for October 21st, 2026

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

ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/chatgpt-now-lets-you-lock-your-chats/

Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1014999/google-gemini-ai-cars-android-auto

US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/

Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations
Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014284/spotify-ai-slop-spam-songs-removed

The AI news for October 20th, 2026

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

Apps should help with depression — what digital therapies can do.
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Apps-sollen-gegen-Depressionen-helfen-was-digitale-Therapien-leisten-koennen-11493195.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

ISO/IEC 27090 shall make AI systems secure.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ISO-IEC-27090-soll-KI-Systeme-sicher-machen-11492332.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013643/ai-agents-hack-john-deere-shark-ninja-cummins

When the AI agent pays: Stripe sees first significant revenues.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wenn-der-ki-agent-bezahlt-stripe-sieht-erste-nennenswerte-umsaetze/

The AI news for October 19th, 2026

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

The construction of AI data centers is stalling in the United States.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bau-von-KI-Rechenzentren-kommt-in-den-USA-ins-Stocken-11491833.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI copies of the Gruffalo: Illustrator Axel Scheffler will sue operators.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Kopien-des-Grueffelo-Illustrator-Axel-Scheffler-will-gegen-Betreiber-klagen-11491779.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Another German court holds Google responsible for incorrect AI answers.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/weiteres-deutsches-gericht-macht-google-fuer-falsche-ki-antworten-verantwortlich/

AI agents are to obtain train-ticket refunds: They threaten lawsuits and spam authorities.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-sollen-zugticket-erstattung-einholen-sie-drohen-mit-klagen-und-spammen-behoerden/

The AI news for October 18th, 2026

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Out-of-control OpenAI agents loot hospital data, crypto wallets, and internal databases.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wildgewordene-openai-agenten-erbeuten-krankenhausdaten-krypto-wallets-und-interne-datenbanken/

AI models hide errors in work reports, but a single sentence in the prompt often helps.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-modelle-verschweigen-fehler-in-arbeitsberichten-doch-ein-einziger-satz-im-prompt-hilft-oft/

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/replit-is-no-longer-working-with-anthropic-ceo-says/

Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013195/ai-agents-blocked-web

The AI news for October 17th, 2026

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

AMLA Guidelines: Criticism of automated money-laundering profiling.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Datenschuetzer-warnen-vor-Ueberwachungsstaat-durch-Geldwaesche-Algorithmen-11491362.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

China will more strictly control the export of open-weight models and AI technology.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/china-will-export-von-open-weight-modellen-und-ki-technologie-strenger-kontrollieren/

heise+ | Home Assistant and AI: What the Home Generative Agent Really Can Do
Source: https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Home-Assistant-und-KI-Was-der-Home-Generative-Agent-wirklich-kann-11490355.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag_plus.beitrag_plus

Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012846/meta-business-terms-scrape-news-publishers

The AI news for October 16th, 2026

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

US wave of lawsuits: Eight states sue OpenAI over the dangers of ChatGPT.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/US-Klagewelle-Acht-Bundesstaaten-verklagen-OpenAI-wegen-ChatGPT-Gefahren-11488957.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Bank of America employs 1,000 external contractors to close software vulnerabilities discovered by AI.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bank-of-america-setzt-1-000-externe-auftragnehmer-ein-um-von-ki-entdeckte-softwareluecken-zu-schliessen/

Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/amazons-bee-launches-two-new-personal-ai-devices-starting-at-75/

ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1012510/openai-chatgpt-google-chrome-tabs