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The AI news for January 2nd, 2026

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

AI agents could in the future gain experience in LLM-generated world models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-koennten-kuenftig-in-llm-generierten-weltmodellen-erfahrung-sammeln/

European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/european-banks-plan-to-cut-200000-jobs-as-ai-takes-hold/

OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/openai-bets-big-on-audio-as-silicon-valley-declares-war-on-screens/

Moonshot AI raises $500 million and increases its valuation to $4.3 billion.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/moonshot-ai-sammelt-500-millionen-dollar-ein-und-steigert-bewertung-auf-43-milliarden/

The AI news for January 1st, 2026

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

Alibaba's new open Qwen image model is supposed to generate significantly more natural images.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/alibabas-neues-offenes-qwen-bildmodell-soll-deutlich-natuerlichere-bilder-generieren/

Nvidia is apparently negotiating a multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the AI startup AI21 Labs.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nvidia-verhandelt-offenbar-ueber-milliarden-uebernahme-von-ki-start-up-ai21-labs/

China's new chip quota: factories must use domestically produced equipment for half of their equipment.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chinas-neue-chip-quote-fabriken-muessen-zur-haelfte-heimische-ausruestung-nutzen/

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/852124/adam-mosseri-ai-images-video-instagram

The AI news for December 31st, 2025

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

The Federal Data Protection Commissioner publishes a guidance document on AI and data protection.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte-veroeffentlicht-Handreichung-fuer-KI-und-Datenschutz-11126332.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Despite different data bases, AI systems converge on universal representations.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/trotz-unterschiedlicher-datenbasis-ki-systeme-konvergieren-zu-universellen-darstellungen/

Meta acquires Chinese AI startup Manus AI for AI agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-uebernimmt-chinesisches-ki-start-up-manus-ai-fuer-ki-agenten/

VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/30/vcs-predict-enterprises-will-spend-more-on-ai-in-2026-through-fewer-vendors/

The AI news for December 30th, 2025

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

39C3: Security researchers hijack AI coding assistants with prompt injection
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/39C3-Sicherheitsforscher-kapert-KI-Coding-Assistenten-mit-Prompt-Injection-11125630.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Security researchers warn about browser extensions that secretly intercept AI chats.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sicherheitsforscher-warnen-vor-browser-erweiterungen-die-heimlich-ki-chats-abgreifen/

Due to AI fraud: the world's largest accounting organization abolishes online exams.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wegen-ki-betrug-weltgroesste-buchhaltungsorganisation-schafft-online-pruefungen-ab/

A team of researchers wants to end illogical AI babble with new 'Laws of Reasoning.'
Source: https://the-decoder.de/forscherteam-will-unlogische-ki-gruebelei-mit-neuen-laws-of-reasoning-beenden/

The AI news for December 29th, 2025

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

39C3: 'Poverty kills' – why 'AI' cannot save the healthcare system.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/39C3-KI-Longevity-und-die-Illusion-vom-reparierbaren-Gesundheitssystem-11125463.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Sam Altman's warning about 'superhuman persuasiveness' is catching up with the AI industry.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sam-altmans-warnung-vor-uebermenschlicher-ueberzeugungskraft-holt-die-ki-branche-ein/

'Not smart': Microsoft CEO Nadella criticizes Copilot internally and intervenes in product development.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nicht-smart-microsoft-ceo-nadella-kritisiert-copilot-intern-und-greift-in-die-produktentwicklung-ein/

OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/openai-is-looking-for-a-new-head-of-preparedness/

The AI news for December 28th, 2025

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Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850537/sam-altman-openai-head-of-preparedness

Chatterbox Turbo: Free audio model clones voices in a few seconds.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatterbox-turbo-kostenloses-audio-modell-klont-stimmen-in-wenigen-sekunden/

Metas Pixio learns through pixel reconstruction and surpasses more resource-intensive AI models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/metas-pixio-lernt-durch-pixel-rekonstruktion-und-uebertrifft-aufwendigere-ki-modelle/

Fight against AI addiction: China publishes a draft regulation for virtual companions.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/kampf-gegen-ki-sucht-china-veroeffentlicht-regelentwurf-fuer-virtuelle-begleiter/

The AI news for December 27th, 2025

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

AI-generated bioweapons bypass the safety systems of DNA manufacturers.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-10794581?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta's new AI model SAM Audio lets users click on tones in videos.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/metas-neues-ki-modell-sam-audio-laesst-nutzer-toene-in-videos-anklicken/

Anthropic experiment fails: an AI kiosk seller orders a PlayStation 5, a live fish, and incurs a $1,000 loss.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-experiment-scheitert-ki-kiosk-verkaeufer-bestellt-playstation-5-lebenden-fisch-und-macht-1-000-dollar-verlust/

A new benchmark shows that LLMs still fail at real scientific research.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neuer-benchmark-zeigt-llms-scheitern-noch-an-echter-wissenschaftlicher-forschung/

The AI news for December 26th, 2025

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

NVIDIA: Signs deal with inference-chip startup.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nvidia-Vertragsschluss-mit-Inferenz-Chip-Startup-11124836.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft is catching wind of rumors about the Windows Rust port.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-faengt-Geruechte-zur-Windows-Rust-Portierung-ein-11124851.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Long-standing AI obstacle ARC falls through the unstoppable optimization machinery.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/langjaehriges-ki-hindernis-arc-faellt-durch-die-unaufhaltsame-optimierungsmaschinerie/

The Australian financial regulator warns banks against the excessive use of AI in suspicious activity reports.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/australische-finanzaufsicht-warnt-banken-vor-uebermaessigem-ki-einsatz-bei-verdachtsmeldungen/

The AI news for December 25th, 2025

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

Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-challenger-groq-for-20b-report-says/

Authors sue six AI giants over book piracy.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/autoren-verklagen-sechs-ki-giganten-wegen-buchpiraterie/

Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/waymo-is-testing-gemini-as-an-in-car-ai-assistant-in-its-robotaxis/

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/24/italy-tells-meta-to-suspend-its-policy-that-bans-rival-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/

The AI news for December 24th, 2025

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

The AI coding model GLM-4.7 remembers trains of thought across long dialogues.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-coding-modell-glm-4-7-merkt-sich-gedankengaenge-ueber-lange-dialoge/

Voice cloning from three seconds of audio: Qwen releases new TTS models.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/stimmen-klonen-aus-drei-sekunden-audio-qwen-veroeffentlicht-neue-tts-modelle/

OpenAI resists prompt injections that threaten the 'agentic Web'.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-wehrt-sich-gegen-prompt-injections-die-das-agentische-web-bedrohen/

How AI broke the smart home in 2025
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/845958/ai-smart-home-broken