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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/