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/