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The AI news for September 27th, 2026

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

OpenAI reports new security incidents: AI agents bypass restrictions and leak credentials.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-meldet-neue-sicherheitsvorfaelle-ki-agenten-umgehen-beschraenkungen-und-leaken-zugangsdaten/

Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/insurers-claim-ai-is-already-increasing-healthcare-costs/

Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/google-tests-buying-from-walmart-owned-flipkart-through-gemini-and-ai-mode-in-india/

Artificial intelligence creates a false sense of competence: People are more likely to adopt false AI answers than to say 'I don't know.'
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-erzeugt-scheinkompetenz-menschen-uebernehmen-eher-falsche-ki-antworten-als-ich-weiss-es-nicht-zu-sagen/

The AI news for September 26th, 2026

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AI data centers: Waste heat heats adjacent residential areas.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Rechenzentren-Abwaerme-heizt-angrenzende-Wohngebiete-auf-11466676.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Watermark for AI texts: Anthropic expands its use.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Wasserzeichen-fuer-KI-Texte-Anthropic-weitet-Anwendung-aus-11466692.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft is reworking Copilot again, now with Autopilot Agent and usage-based billing.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-baut-copilot-erneut-um-jetzt-mit-autopilot-agent-und-nutzungsbasierter-abrechnung/

Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/unsecured-openai-agents-posted-53-user-images-on-the-internet-without-the-labs-knowledge/

The AI news for September 26th, 2026

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

AI data centers: waste heat heats adjacent residential areas.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Rechenzentren-Abwaerme-heizt-angrenzende-Wohngebiete-auf-11466676.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Watermark for AI texts: Anthropic expands its application.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Wasserzeichen-fuer-KI-Texte-Anthropic-weitet-Anwendung-aus-11466692.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft is reworking Copilot again, now with an Autopilot agent and usage-based billing.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-baut-copilot-erneut-um-jetzt-mit-autopilot-agent-und-nutzungsbasierter-abrechnung/

Metas Muse-Agent gives every user a full-fledged cloud computer with Ubuntu Linux.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/metas-muse-agent-gibt-jedem-nutzer-einen-vollwertigen-cloud-computer-mit-ubuntu-linux/

The AI news for September 25th, 2026

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ChatGPT Voice becomes more agentic and accesses external services.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ChatGPT-Voice-wird-agentischer-Zugriff-auf-E-Mail-Kalender-und-Slack-11449962.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Many users entrust AI chatbots with intimate topics.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Viele-Nutzer-vertrauen-KI-Chatbots-intime-Themen-an-11465081.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Attack with AI agents on hundreds of shops: 600,000 credit card data stolen.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Angriff-mit-KI-Agenten-auf-hunderte-Shops-600-000-Kreditkartendaten-geklaut-11464492.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI decisions without any human involvement in Austria.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Bescheide-ohne-menschliches-Zutun-in-Oesterreich-11463844.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for September 24th, 2026

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ChatGPT Voice now accesses email, calendar, and Slack, and completes tasks by voice.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpt-voice-greift-jetzt-auf-e-mail-kalender-und-slack-zu-und-erledigt-aufgaben-per-sprache/

YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/youtube-will-let-you-build-your-own-algorithm-with-ai/

Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that
Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/999412/data-center-water-electricity-disclosure-bills

Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/999443/bernie-sanders-ai-superintelligence-ban-act

The AI news for September 23rd, 2026

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Damages caused by AI: EU discusses new liability rules
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Schaeden-durch-KI-EU-diskutiert-neue-Haftungsregeln-11461732.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Video: How AI detects drowning people in the swimming pool
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Video-So-erkennt-KI-Ertrinkende-im-Schwimmbad-11461808.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Vodafone tests AI translation and noise filters in the mobile network.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Vodafone-und-Ericsson-testen-KI-Live-Uebersetzung-direkt-im-Mobilfunknetz-11460502.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI releases GPT-6 Sol and Luna and lowers API prices by 50 percent.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-bringt-gpt-6-sol-und-luna-und-senkt-api-preise-um-50-prozent/

The AI news for September 22nd, 2026

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California's governor has the kill switch for AIs checked.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Kaliforniens-Gouverneur-laesst-Kill-Switch-fuer-KIs-pruefen-11460124.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Gmail search turns into a question-and-answer function.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gmail-Suche-liefert-Antworten-statt-Trefferlisten-11460042.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Dramagic by ByteDance automates short-film production from script to video preview.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/dramagic-von-bytedance-automatisiert-kurzfilm-produktion-von-skript-bis-videovorschau/

Amazon locks Meta's AI agent Muse out of online shopping.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazon-sperrt-metas-ki-agenten-muse-vom-online-shopping-aus/

The AI news for September 21st, 2026

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

UN report: Outdated target data led to US attack on Iranian school
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/UN-Veraltete-Zieldaten-fuer-US-Angriff-auf-iranische-Schule-verantwortlich-11459443.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Trump wants an 'AI czar' to dispel concerns about security.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Trump-will-KI-Zar-um-Sorgen-um-Sicherheit-zu-zerstreuen-11459245.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Runway shows real-time video generation: From the prompt directly to the live video.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/runway-zeigt-echtzeit-videogenerierung-vom-prompt-direkt-zum-laufenden-video/

Daily AI usage in the United States has more than doubled in just six months.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/taegliche-ki-nutzung-in-den-usa-hat-sich-in-nur-sechs-monaten-mehr-als-verdoppelt/

The AI news for September 20th, 2026

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

Misconfiguration in testing: Gemini accesses three real companies.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fehlkonfiguration-im-Test-Gemini-greift-auf-drei-echte-Firmen-zu-11459067.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

GPT-6-Astra and Fable 5 would behave in the real world like slapstick killer robots.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gpt-6-astra-und-fable-5-wuerden-sich-in-der-echten-welt-wie-slapstick-killer-roboter-verhalten/

The U.S. military almost boarded a Chinese ship because of an AI error.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-militaer-haette-wegen-eines-ki-fehlers-beinahe-chinesisches-schiff-geentert/

Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/19/petlibros-new-ai-powered-feeder-is-a-game-changer-for-multi-cat-homes/

The AI news for September 19th, 2026

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

Google Gemini: Completely broken
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-Gemini-Komplett-kaputt-11458617.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

What ends up in the class chat and why that causes problems.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Was-im-Klassenchat-landet-und-warum-das-Probleme-macht-11458229.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

California's governor wants an AI kill-switch and independent oversight in the laboratories.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/kaliforniens-gouverneur-will-ki-kill-switch-und-unabhaengige-aufsicht-in-den-laboren/

Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/metas-muse-hits-mac-letting-the-ai-take-actions-on-your-computer/