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The AI news for February 25th, 2026

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

Scout AI shows: AI agents now autonomously carry out military operations.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11188050?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Point of contention: AI synchronizations — Mexico as a pioneer.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Streitpunkt-KI-Synchronisationen-Mexiko-als-Vorreiter-11186771.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI releases updates for the Audio API and accelerates complex AI agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-veroeffentlicht-updates-fuer-audio-api-und-beschleunigt-komplexe-ki-agenten/

Oura launches a proprietary AI model focused on women’s health
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/oura-launches-a-proprietary-ai-model-focused-on-womens-health/

The AI news for February 24th, 2026

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Passwords created with ChatGPT are not secure.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mit-ChatGPT-erstellte-Passwoerter-sind-nicht-sicher-11185918.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Mass shooting in Canada: OpenAI had indications of possible danger from the female perpetrator.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Amoklauf-in-Kanada-OpenAI-hatte-Hinweise-auf-moegliche-Gefahr-durch-Taeterin-11185895.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Samsung Galaxy S26: Perplexity receives its own hotword 'Hey Plex'
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Perplexity-erhaelt-eigenes-Hotword-Hey-Plex-11185629.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/defense-secretary-summons-anthropics-amodei-over-military-use-of-claude/

The AI news for February 23rd, 2026

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Apple Intelligence hallucinates stereotypes in millions of summaries.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/apple-intelligence-halluziniert-stereotype-in-millionen-von-zusammenfassungen

Disinformation via audio: ChatGPT Voice and Gemini Live can be easily manipulated.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/desinformation-per-audio-chatgpt-voice-und-gemini-live-lassen-sich-leicht-manipulieren/

AI video generator Seedance 2.0: Hollywood's industry association sends a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance for the first time.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/hollywoods-branchenverband-schickt-erstmals-unterlassungsschreiben-an-ki-unternehmen/

AI agents, according to Anthropic, have so far only somewhat gained traction in coding.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-sind-laut-anthropic-bislang-nur-im-coding-einigermassen-angekommen/

The AI news for February 22nd, 2026

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Anthropic launches Claude Code Security – Cybersecurity stocks fall.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Anthropic-launcht-Claude-Code-Security-Cybersecurity-Aktien-verlieren-11185198.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Algorithms on patrol: Bremen's trams become an AI surveillance zone.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Algorithmen-auf-Streife-Bremens-Strassenbahnen-werden-zur-KI-Ueberwachungszone-11185075.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

'Summarize with AI' buttons slip hidden advertising prompts into your chatbots.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mit-ki-zusammenfassen-buttons-schleusen-versteckte-werbe-prompts-in-eure-chatbots-ein/

OpenAI: The first AI gadget is allegedly a smart speaker for $200 to $300.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-Erstes-KI-Gadget-wird-angeblich-ein-Smart-Speaker-fuer-200-bis-300-Dollar-11185071.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for February 21st, 2026

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ZDF withdraws its correspondent after an AI fiasco.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ZDF-zieht-nach-KI-Fiasko-Korrespondentin-ab-11184878.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Love Scam: Romance-scam tactic due to AI is increasingly successful.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Love-Scam-Liebesbetrug-Masche-wegen-KI-immer-erfolgreicher-11183454.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Amazon's AI coding tools are said to have contributed to two AWS outages.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazons-ki-coding-tools-sollen-zwei-aws-ausfaelle-mitverursacht-haben/

Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy
Source: https://www.theverge.com/science/882288/trump-ai-data-center-power-plant-pollution-mercury-mats

The AI news for February 20th, 2026

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Study: AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/study-ai-chatbots-provide-less-accurate-information-vulnerable-users-0219

The consulting firm Accenture makes the use of AI a prerequisite for promotion.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/beratungskonzern-accenture-macht-ki-nutzung-zur-befoerderungsvoraussetzung/

YouTube’s latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/youtubes-latest-experiment-brings-its-conversational-ai-tool-to-tvs/

Meta invests $65 million in the US election campaign to prevent AI regulation.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-steckt-65-millionen-dollar-in-us-wahlkampf-um-ki-regulierung-zu-verhindern/

The AI news for February 19th, 2026

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Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/microsoft-says-office-bug-exposed-customers-confidential-emails-to-copilot-ai/

Google brings the AI music generator Lyria 3 into the Gemini app.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-bringt-ki-musikgenerator-lyria-3-in-die-gemini-app/

Outdoor app Komoot gets ChatGPT app for natural route planning.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Komoot-erhaelt-ChatGPT-App-fuer-Routensuche-11181545.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

India’s Sarvam wants to bring its AI models to feature phones, cars, and smart glasses
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/indias-sarvam-wants-to-bring-its-ai-models-to-feature-phones-cars-and-smart-glasses/

The AI news for February 18th, 2026

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Security concerns: European Parliament disables AI tools on work smartphones.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Sicherheitsbedenken-EU-Parlament-deaktiviert-KI-Tools-auf-Diensthandys-11179064.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google’s AI search results will make links more obvious
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/880475/google-ai-overviews-ai-mode-links-update

WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/wordpress-com-adds-an-ai-assistant-that-can-edit-adjust-styles-create-images-and-more/

The German Wikipedia community approves a far-reaching ban on AI content.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deutsche-wikipedia-community-beschliesst-weitreichendes-verbot-fuer-ki-inhalte/

The AI news for February 17th, 2026

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Deep Fakes by Grok: Irish Data Protection Authority initiates proceedings against X.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Deep-Fakes-von-Grok-Irische-Datenschutzbehoerde-leitet-Verfahren-gegen-X-ein-11179044.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Tesla releases AI chatbot Grok for vehicles in Europe.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Tesla-gibt-KI-Chatbot-Grok-fuer-Fahrzeuge-in-Europa-frei-11177475.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Manus Agents: New feature enables complex AI tasks via a chat app.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/manus-agents-neue-funktion-ermoeglicht-komplexe-ki-aufgaben-per-chat-app/

AI productivity boost in the United States allegedly measurable for the first time.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-produktivitaetsschub-in-den-usa-angeblich-erstmals-messbar/

The AI news for February 16th, 2026

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Disney takes action against ByteDance over AI-generated Star Wars and Marvel clips.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Disney-geht-nach-KI-generierten-Star-Wars-und-Marvel-Clips-gegen-Bytedance-vor-11177055.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic does not want to hand over its AI models for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-will-seine-ki-modelle-nicht-fuer-autonome-waffen-und-massenueberwachung-hergeben/

Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voice
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/longtime-npr-host-david-greene-sues-google-over-notebooklm-voice/

As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/as-ai-data-centers-hit-power-limits-peak-xv-backs-indian-startup-c2i-to-fix-the-bottleneck/