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The AI news for February 7th, 2026

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

Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/875199/apple-carplay-third-party-chatbots-rumor

OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks optimize protein synthesis with GPT-5 in the robot lab.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-und-ginkgo-bioworks-optimieren-proteinsynthese-mit-gpt-5-im-roboterlabor/

Claude Opus 4.6 provided safety-test instructions for mustard gas in Excel spreadsheets.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/claude-opus-4-6-lieferte-in-sicherheitstest-anleitungen-fuer-senfgas-in-excel-tabellen/

Winter Olympic Games in the Cloud: Alibaba turns Milano Cortina into an AI testing lab
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Olympische-Winterspiele-in-Cloud-Alibaba-macht-Milano-Cortina-zum-KI-Testlabor-11168633.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for February 6th, 2026

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

Apple Intelligence needs Gemini help: Google is happy about the Apple deal.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Gemini-Siri-Deal-Google-nun-Apples-bevorzugter-Cloud-Anbieter-11166990.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI is displacing entry-level jobs: This is the price companies pay for their cost-cutting measures.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-verdraengt-Einstiegsjobs-Diesen-Preis-zahlen-Firmen-fuer-ihre-Einsparmassnahmen-11166214.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI launches Frontier platform for AI agents in enterprises.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-frontier-plattform-fuer-ki-agenten-in-unternehmen/

Reality is losing the deepfake war.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/874038/ai-deepfakes-war-on-reality-c2pa-labels

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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/