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The AI news for February 5th, 2026

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

Anthropic-Tool triggers a 285-billion-dollar crash.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11165302?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta ties employee performance to the use of AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-knuepft-Mitarbeiterleistung-an-KI-Nutzung-11165199.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Robots need your body: A new platform lets AIs hire real people.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/roboter-brauchen-deinen-koerper-neue-plattform-laesst-kis-echte-menschen-anheuern/

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the US.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/alexa-amazons-ai-assistant-is-now-available-to-everyone-in-the-u-s/

The AI news for February 4th, 2026

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

AI Safety Report 2026: Existing AI safety practices are not sufficient.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/AI-Safety-Report-2026-Bestehende-KI-Sicherheitspraktiken-reichen-nicht-aus-11163912.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google's mobile network: AI listens in and improves the sound.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mobilfunk-von-Google-KI-lauscht-mit-und-verbessert-den-Ton-11161863.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/lotus-health-nabs-35m-for-ai-doctor-that-sees-patients-for-free/

Microsoft says it's building an app store for AI content licensing
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/873296/microsoft-publisher-content-marketplace-ai-licensing

The AI news for February 3rd, 2026

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

Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/coalition-demands-federal-grok-ban-over-nonconsensual-sexual-content/

Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/

Adobe Firefly now offers subscribers unlimited image and video generation.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-firefly-bietet-abonnenten-ab-sofort-unbegrenzte-bild-und-videogenerierung/

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/ai-notetaker-hardware-devices-pins-pendants-record-transcribe/

The AI news for February 2nd, 2026

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

Autonomous vehicles can be steered into pedestrians by simple signs.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/autonome-fahrzeuge-lassen-sich-durch-einfache-schilder-in-fussgaenger-steuern/

OpenClaw, also known as 'Clawdbot', and Moltbook are a paradise for data thieves.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openclaw-aka-clawdbot-und-moltbook-sind-ein-paradies-fuer-datendiebe/

AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’?
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/ai-layoffs-or-ai-washing/

Indonesia 'conditionally' lifts ban on Grok
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/indonesia-conditionally-lifts-ban-on-grok/

The AI news for February 1st, 2026

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

OpenAI leads the enterprise AI market, but Anthropic is catching up rapidly.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-fuehrt-im-enterprise-ki-markt-doch-anthropic-holt-rasant-auf/

Anthropic study: AI assistance can worsen the learning of new programming skills.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-studie-ki-hilfe-kann-das-lernen-neuer-programmier-skills-verschlechtern/

SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/871641/spacex-fcc-1-million-solar-powered-data-centers-satellites-orbit

ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
Source: https://www.theverge.com/report/870910/ai-chatbots-citing-grokipedia

The AI news for January 31st, 2026

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Billions for OpenAI: Tech giants woo ChatGPT developers
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11160458?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Nothing Phone (3) remains the flagship for 2026 – Focus on AI and mid-range.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fokus-auf-die-Mittelklasse-Nothing-Phone-4-kommt-2026-nicht-11160648.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

iX-Workshop: AI methods and tools for IT security
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/iX-Workshop-KI-Methoden-und-Werkzeuge-fuer-die-IT-Sicherheit-11135478.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/games/871348/google-project-genie-take-two-roblox-unity

The AI news for January 30th, 2026

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New product liability: What the legislative amendment means for software providers.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11155180?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/google-maps-now-lets-you-access-gemini-while-walking-and-cycling/

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/music-publishers-sue-anthropic-for-3b-over-flagrant-piracy-of-20000-works/

OpenAI allegedly plans a social network with biometric bot detection.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-plant-angeblich-soziales-Netzwerk-mit-biometrischer-Bot-Erkennung-11158655.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for January 29th, 2026

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OpenStreetMap is concerned: thousands of AI bots are collecting data.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenStreetMaps-sorgt-sich-Tausende-KI-Bots-erfassen-Daten-11156876.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/whatsapp-will-now-charge-ai-chatbots-to-operate-in-italy/

Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/chrome-takes-on-ai-browsers-with-tighter-gemini-integration-agentic-features-for-autonomous-tasks/

Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/waabi-raises-1b-and-expands-into-robotaxis-with-uber/

The AI news for January 28th, 2026

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Digital 'Omnibus': European Parliament slows Commission's plans for data and AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitaler-Omnibus-Europa-Parlament-bremst-Kommissionsplaene-fuer-Daten-und-KI-11156161.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Adobe Photoshop: new adjustment layers and advanced AI tools
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Adobe-Photoshop-neue-Einstellungsebenen-und-erweiterte-KI-Werkzeuge-11156006.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/868614/nudify-apps-ttp-report-google-apple-app-stores

Google Photos now lets you describe how to transform images into video
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/868510/google-photos-image-to-video-text-prompt-support

The AI news for January 27th, 2026

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

Claude takes on ChatGPT: Anthropic integrates Slack, Figma, and Asana directly into the AI chat.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/claude-greift-chatgpt-an-anthropic-integriert-slack-figma-und-asana-direkt-in-den-ki-chat/

North Korean cybercriminals deploy AI-generated PowerShell backdoors.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nordkoreanische-Cyberkriminelle-setzen-KI-generierte-PowerShell-Backdoor-ein-11154421.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Grok abuse images: European Commission opens Digital Services Act proceedings.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Sexuelle-Deepfakes-von-Grok-auf-X-EU-Kommission-eroeffnet-neues-DSA-Verfahren-11154124.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/youtubers-sue-snap-for-alleged-copyright-infringement-in-training-its-ai-models/