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AI Briefing Daily – Daily AI News in 5 Minutes
Are you interested in the most exciting developments in artificial intelligence, but don't want to read long articles or delve deeply into technical details? In our daily podcast you get the most important AI news of the last 24 hours - compact, understandable and in just 5 minutes!
Perfect for everyone who wants to keep their finger on the pulse of AI: whether at breakfast, on the way to work or in between. Find out everything about innovations, exciting applications and trends in the world of artificial intelligence.
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Are you interested in the most exciting developments in artificial intelligence, but don't want to read long articles or delve deeply into technical details? In our daily podcast you get the most important AI news of the last 24 hours - compact, understandable and in just 5 minutes!
Perfect for everyone who wants to keep their finger on the pulse of AI: whether at breakfast, on the way to work or in between. Find out everything about innovations, exciting applications and trends in the world of artificial intelligence.
A new episode every morning from 6:00 am.
Unique: Our podcast is 100% AI-generated - from research to production to upload.
👉 Your own automated podcast project?
We make it possible! Write to us: podcast@pickert.de
Subscribe now and stay informed. Publisher: Pickert GmbH (www.pickert.de).
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The AI news for January 27th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Claude takes on ChatGPT: Anthropic integrates Slack, Figma, and Asana directly into the AI chat.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/claude-greift-chatgpt-an-anthropic-integriert-slack-figma-und-asana-direkt-in-den-ki-chat/
North Korean cybercriminals deploy AI-generated PowerShell backdoors.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nordkoreanische-Cyberkriminelle-setzen-KI-generierte-PowerShell-Backdoor-ein-11154421.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Grok abuse images: European Commission opens Digital Services Act proceedings.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Sexuelle-Deepfakes-von-Grok-auf-X-EU-Kommission-eroeffnet-neues-DSA-Verfahren-11154124.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/youtubers-sue-snap-for-alleged-copyright-infringement-in-training-its-ai-models/
The AI news for January 26th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
USA: The Architecture of Deportation and Palantir's Role in the New ICE System.
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/USA-Die-Architektur-der-Abschiebung-und-Palantirs-Rolle-im-neuen-ICE-System-11152960.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Job crisis among coders, copywriters, and others began before ChatGPT: a study contradicts the popular AI narrative.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/jobkrise-bei-codern-textern-und-co-begann-vor-chatgpt-studie-widerspricht-populaerer-ki-erzaehlung/
Leading AI chatbots cannot reliably identify their own fake videos.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/fuehrende-ki-chatbots-koennen-ihre-eigenen-fake-videos-nicht-zuverlaessig-identifizieren/
App boom driven by 'Vibe Coding': AI tools are likely to drive 60 percent more iOS apps.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/app-boom-durch-vibe-coding-ki-tools-duerften-fuer-60-prozent-mehr-ios-apps-sorgen/
The AI news for January 25th, 2026
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Accidents: Road Safety Council calls for AI monitoring of the mobile phone ban.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Unfaelle-Verkehrssicherheitsrat-fordert-KI-Ueberwachung-des-Handy-Verbots-11152909.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Anthropic makes Claude's Excel integration available to all Pro subscribers.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-schaltet-excel-integration-von-claude-fuer-alle-pro-abonnenten-frei/
Google Photos: New AI feature 'Me Meme' creates personalized memes.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-photos-neue-ki-funktion-me-meme-erstellt-personalisierte-memes/
One in ten Japanese creatives loses income due to generative AI.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/jeder-zehnte-japanische-kreative-verliert-einkommen-durch-generative-ki/
The AI news for January 24th, 2026
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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new version
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/meta-pauses-teen-access-to-ai-characters-ahead-of-new-version/
AI and security: Zero-day exploits by AI are already a reality.
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/KI-und-Security-Zero-Day-Exploits-durch-KI-sind-bereits-Realitaet-11151838.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
White House releases AI-manipulated recording of a detained activist.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Weisses-Haus-verbreitet-KI-manipulierte-Aufnahme-von-festgenommener-Aktivistin-11151370.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Employees use time saved with AI to correct AI results.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Angestellte-nutzen-mit-KI-gesparte-Zeit-um-KI-Ergebnisse-zu-korrigieren-11152462.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
The AI news for January 23rd, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Analyses: Two to three million sexualized deepfakes generated by Grok.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Analysen-Zwei-bis-drei-Millionen-sexualisierte-Deepfakes-von-Grok-generiert-11150776.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Former Sequoia partner’s new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/former-sequoia-partners-new-startup-uses-ai-to-negotiate-your-calendar-for-you/
Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/googles-ai-mode-can-now-tap-into-your-gmail-and-photos-to-provide-tailored-responses/
Sen. Markey questions OpenAI about ‘deceptive advertising’ in ChatGPT
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/865854/senator-ed-markey-ai-companies-chatbots-advertising
The AI news for January 22nd, 2026
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OpenAI seeks partners: Advertising will already be integrated into ChatGPT as early as February.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-sucht-Werbetreibende-Anzeigen-schon-ab-Februar-11149259.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Sage brings AI assistant into SME software.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Sage-Operations-KI-Assistent-fuer-Fertigung-und-Handel-11149183.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
OpenAI introduces AI-powered age estimation.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-fuehrt-KI-gestuetzte-Altersschaetzung-ein-11148775.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/adobe-acrobat-now-lets-you-edit-files-using-prompts-generate-podcast-summaries/
The AI news for January 21st, 2026
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OpenAI introduces automatic age recognition for youth protection in ChatGPT.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-fuehrt-automatische-alterserkennung-fuer-jugendschutz-in-chatgpt-ein/
Nvidia: Court documents reveal correspondence regarding a pirated dataset.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nvidia-Gerichtsdokumente-enthuellen-Korrespondenz-um-Raubkopie-Datensatz-11148103.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
The CEOs of DeepMind and Anthropic expect AI impacts on entry-level jobs and internships in 2026.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepmind-und-anthropic-ceos-erwarten-2026-ki-auswirkungen-auf-einstiegsjobs-und-praktika/
Four years of war, millions of hours of drone footage: Ukraine shares data for AI training
Source: https://the-decoder.de/vier-jahre-krieg-millionen-stunden-drohnenmaterial-ukraine-teilt-daten-fuer-ki-training/
The AI news for January 20th, 2026
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Europe's 174-billion gap: Do private investors have to save the digital networks?
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Europas-174-Milliarden-Luecke-Muessen-Privatinvestoren-die-Digitalnetze-retten-11146701.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Former OpenAI Policy Chief Founds Institute for Independent AI Safety Audits.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ehemaliger-openai-policy-chef-gruendet-institut-fuer-unabhaengige-ki-sicherheitspruefungen/
TranslateGemma: Google makes AI model for translation available.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/TranslateGemma-Google-gibt-KI-Modell-fuer-Uebersetzung-frei-11145551.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/rogue-agents-and-shadow-ai-why-vcs-are-betting-big-on-ai-security/
The AI news for January 19th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Privacy ends where speaking begins.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11145260?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Snaps SnapGen++ generates high-resolution AI images in under two seconds directly on the iPhone.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/snaps-snapgen-generiert-hochaufloesende-ki-bilder-in-unter-zwei-sekunden-direkt-auf-dem-iphone/
Google improves AI Overviews in search with Gemini 3 Pro for complex queries.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-verbessert-ai-overviews-in-der-suche-mit-gemini-3-pro-fuer-komplexe-anfragen/
Superintelligence? As if—it's just clever marketing!
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11139254?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
The AI news for January 18th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Elon Musk demands 109 billion US dollars from OpenAI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Elon-Musk-fordert-109-Milliarden-US-Dollar-von-OpenAI-11144834.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Anthropics' new AI system 'Cowork' struggles shortly after launch with a known security vulnerability.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropics-neues-ki-system-cowork-kaempft-kurz-nach-start-mit-bekannten-sicherheitsluecken/
Deepseek had to resort to NVIDIA chips for the new model.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-musste-bei-neuem-modell-auf-nvidia-chips-zurueckgreifen/
Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/17/musk-wants-up-to-134b-in-openai-lawsuit-despite-700b-fortune/
The AI news for January 17th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
heise+ | Private knowledge archive: search through guides and the like with local AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Privates-Wissensarchiv-Anleitungen-und-Co-mit-lokaler-KI-durchsuchen-11141754.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag_plus.beitrag_plus
California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/california-ag-sends-musks-xai-a-cease-and-desist-order-over-sexual-deepfakes/
Website operators should be paid for AI training: Cloudflare takes on Human Native.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/webseitenbetreiber-sollen-fuer-ki-training-bezahlt-werden-cloudflare-uebernimmt-human-native/
OpenAI makes it official: ChatGPT gets advertising.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-machts-offiziell-chatgpt-bekommt-werbung/
The AI news for January 16th, 2026
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More access, more context: Gemini gets Personal Intelligence.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Personal-Intelligence-Googles-Gemini-wird-noch-persoenlicher-11141728.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
EMA and FDA publish guidelines for AI in drug development.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EMA-und-FDA-legen-Leitlinien-fuer-KI-in-der-Arzneimittelentwicklung-vor-11142480.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Minneapolis: ICE officers are wearing GoPros and smart glasses from Meta.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Minneapolis-ICE-Beamte-tragen-GoPros-und-Smart-Glasses-von-Meta-11142832.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Anthropic halves AI productivity forecasts for the U.S. economy after an analysis of Claude's error rates.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-veroeffentlicht-erfolgsraten-von-claude-und-daempft-erwartungen-an-produktivitaetsgewinne/
The AI news for January 15th, 2026
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Rokids' new AI glasses will be more open, lighter, and cheaper than Meta's Ray-Ban.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Rokid-bringt-neue-KI-Brille-mit-ChatGPT-und-Bezahlfunktion-auf-den-Markt-11141068.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Telekom customers will complain to Elevenlabs' AI agents in the future.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/telekom-kunden-beschweren-sich-kuenftig-bei-ki-stimmen-von-elevenlabs/
Bandcamp bans AI-generated music from the platform entirely or largely.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bandcamp-verbannt-vollstaendig-oder-groesstenteils-ki-generierte-musik-von-der-plattform/
Coal comeback: How data centers' hunger for electricity threatens the climate
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11141273?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
The AI news for January 14th, 2026
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Apple Creator Studio: Subscription package for creative software
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Apple-Creator-Studio-Neues-Abo-fuer-Final-Cut-Pro-Logic-Pro-und-mehr-11139794.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Salesforce releases a new AI Slack bot based on Anthropics Claude.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/salesforce-veroeffentlicht-neuen-ki-slackbot-auf-basis-von-anthropics-claude/
Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/brazil-orders-meta-to-suspend-policy-banning-third-party-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp/
Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/861531/defiance-act-senate-passage-deepfakes-grok
The AI news for January 13th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
After Siri-Fail: Apple bets on Google Gemini for AI models.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Siri-Fail-Apple-setzt-fuer-KI-Modelle-auf-Google-Gemini-11138386.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Windows Insider Preview: Microsoft tests Copilot uninstallation
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Windows-Insider-Vorschau-Microsoft-testet-Copilot-Deinstallation-11137597.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/anthropics-new-cowork-tool-offers-claude-code-without-the-code/
UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/860881/uk-ai-x-grok-law-criminalizing-deepfake-nudes-ai
The AI news for January 12th, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/



