AI Passwords Easily Cracked. OpenAI Flagged Alarming Chats. Perplexity Gains Hotword Hey Plex. Pentagon Summons Anthropic CEO.

The AI news for February 24th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Passwords created with ChatGPT are not secure. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mit-ChatGPT-erstellte-Passwoerter-sind-nicht-sicher-11185918.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Mass shooting in Canada: OpenAI had indications of possible danger from the female perpetrator. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Amoklauf-in-Kanada-OpenAI-hatte-Hinweise-auf-moegliche-Gefahr-durch-Taeterin-11185895.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Samsung Galaxy S26: Perplexity receives its own hotword 'Hey Plex' Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Perplexity-erhaelt-eigenes-Hotword-Hey-Plex-11185629.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/defense-secretary-summons-anthropics-amodei-over-military-use-of-claude/