BfDI Guides AI Privacy. Models Converge on Universal Representations. Meta Buys Manus AI. Enterprises Concentrate AI Spend.

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/