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The AI news for January 12th, 2026

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

EU cyber agency secretly uses AI for reports—and gets found out.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Cyberagentur-nutzt-heimlich-KI-fuer-Berichte-und-fliegt-auf-11136924.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot as it targets 2026 for driverless service
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/motional-puts-ai-at-center-of-robotaxi-reboot-as-it-targets-2026-for-driverless-service/

Google removes AI Overviews for certain medical queries
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/google-removes-ai-overviews-for-certain-medical-queries/

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/google-announces-a-new-protocol-to-facilitate-commerce-using-ai-agents/

The AI news for January 11th, 2026

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

British government on how to deal with Musk's AI Grok: 'Offends victims'
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Britische-Regierung-zu-Umgang-mit-Musks-KI-Grok-Beleidigt-Opfer-11136743.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

ChatGPT at school: Even using it without an explicit ban is deception.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gericht-ChatGPT-in-der-Schule-ist-auch-ohne-explizites-Verbot-eine-Taeuschung-11136541.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Trump's Nuclear Power Offensive: Ambitious Goals, Questionable Implementation.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/trumps-atomkraft-offensive-ehrgeizige-ziele-fragwuerdige-umsetzung/

OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/10/openai-is-reportedly-asking-contractors-to-upload-real-work-from-past-jobs/

The AI news for January 10th, 2026

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

OpenAI will advance with ChatGPT for Healthcare in US hospitals.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-will-mit-chatgpt-in-us-krankenhaeuser-vordringen/

According to studies, copyright-protected novels can be almost completely retrieved from AI language models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/urheberrechtlich-geschuetzte-romane-lassen-sich-laut-studien-fast-komplett-aus-ki-sprachmodellen-abrufen/

Scandal surrounding sexualized deepfakes: Grok largely refuses image generation.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Skandal-um-sexualisierte-Deepfakes-Grok-verweigert-Bildgenerierung-weitgehend-11135470.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Gemini detects which leftover meal is still in the Samsung refrigerator.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-Gemini-erkennt-welches-Resteessen-noch-im-Samsung-Kuehlschrank-steckt-11135412.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for January 9th, 2026

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

Court waives the fee: Use of AI leads to the unusability of an expert report.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gericht-streicht-Honorar-KI-Einsatz-fuehrt-zu-Unverwertbarkeit-eines-Gutachtens-11135211.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google brings Gemini AI to Gmail: The inbox will be able to answer questions.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-bringt-gemini-ki-in-gmail-posteingang-soll-fragen-beantworten-koennen/

Siemens and Nvidia want to accelerate the industrial revolution with AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Siemens-und-Nvidia-wollen-industrielle-Revolution-mit-KI-beschleunigen-11133679.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Decoding the Arctic to predict winter weather
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/decoding-arctic-to-predict-winter-weather-0108

The AI news for January 8th, 2026

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

Amazon lists unsolicited products from independent shops via 'Buy For Me' AI.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazon-listet-ungefragt-produkte-unabhaengiger-shops-via-buy-for-me-ki/

Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/google-and-character-ai-negotiate-first-major-settlements-in-teen-chatbot-death-cases/

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/openai-unveils-chatgpt-health-says-230-million-users-ask-about-health-each-week/

Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/ford-has-an-ai-assistant-and-new-hands-free-bluecruise-tech-on-the-way/

The AI news for January 7th, 2026

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

AI images of Maduro's arrest are spreading rapidly.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Bilder-zur-Ergreifung-Maduros-verbreiten-sich-rasant-11131640.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids’ toys
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/california-lawmaker-proposes-a-four-year-ban-on-ai-chatbots-in-kids-toys/

OpenAI markets ChatGPT as a health navigator.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-wirbt-mit-ChatGPT-als-Gesundheitshelfer-11130306.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Lenovo is building an AI assistant that ‘can act on your behalf’
Source: https://www.theverge.com/column/857053/lenovo-ai-assistant-qira

The AI news for January 6th, 2026

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

MIT scientists investigate memorization risk in the age of clinical AI
Source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-scientists-investigate-memorization-risk-clinical-ai-0105

Nvidia wants to be the Android of generalist robotics.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/nvidia-wants-to-be-the-android-of-generalist-robotics/

Falcon H1R 7B: New reasoning AI model beats larger competitors in benchmarks.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/falcon-h1r-7b-neues-reasoning-ki-modell-schlaegt-in-benchmarks-groessere-konkurrenz/

Alibaba's PANDA system finds tumors that doctors overlook.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/alibabas-panda-system-findet-tumore-die-aerzte-uebersehen/

The AI news for January 5th, 2026

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

Missing Link: Invisible Revolution — how the federal government floods the administration with AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-Unsichtbare-Revolution-wie-der-Bund-die-Verwaltung-mit-KI-flutet-11127439.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Against AI cheating: NYU professor replaces written tests with oral AI examinations.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gegen-ki-schummelei-nyu-professor-ersetzt-schriftliche-tests-durch-muendliche-ki-pruefungen/

Anthropic co-founder on AI progress: The exponential curve continues until it no longer does so.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-mitgruenderin-ueber-ki-fortschritt-die-exponentialkurve-haelt-an-bis-sie-es-nicht-mehr-tut/

French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/04/french-and-malaysian-authorities-are-investigating-grok-for-generating-sexualized-deepfakes/

The AI news for January 4th, 2026\n\nHere are the details of the day's selected top stories:\n\nNo more traffic offenses — do we need the Greek solution?\nSource: https://www.heise.de/-11127230?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag\n\nByteDance gives AI video models a memory for longer stories.\nSource: https://the-decoder.de/bytedance-gibt-ki-videomodellen-ein-gedaechtnis-fuer-laengere-geschichten/\n\nLeCun faces Meta departure: Meta has fiddled with the Llama-4 benchmarks and the AI department is in crisis.\nSource: https://the-decoder.de/lecun-vor-meta-abschied-meta-hat-llama-4-benchmarks-frisiert-und-die-ki-abteilung-steckt-in-der-krise/\n\nGoogle engineer: Claude Code generated in one hour what Google spent a year building.\nSource: https://the-decoder.de/google-ingenieurin-claude-code-erzeugte-in-einer-stunde-woran-google-ein-jahr-baute/

The AI news for January 3rd, 2026

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

OpenAI bets on audio AI — new hardware on the horizon.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-setzt-auf-Audio-KI-neue-Hardware-im-Blick-11127261.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The 'Science Context Protocol' is intended to boost research with AI.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/das-science-context-protocol-soll-forschung-mit-ki-befluegeln/

India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over ‘obscene’ AI content
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/india-orders-musks-x-to-fix-grok-over-obscene-ai-content/

How AI is reshaping work and who gets to do it, according to Mercor’s CEO
Source: https://techcrunch.com/podcast/how-ai-is-reshaping-work-and-who-gets-to-do-it-according-to-mercors-ceo/