OpenStreetMap Faces Mass Scraping. Meta Charges WhatsApp Chatbots. Chrome Adds Gemini Sidebar. Waabi Partners With Uber.

The AI news for January 29th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: OpenStreetMap is concerned: thousands of AI bots are collecting data. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenStreetMaps-sorgt-sich-Tausende-KI-Bots-erfassen-Daten-11156876.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/whatsapp-will-now-charge-ai-chatbots-to-operate-in-italy/ Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/chrome-takes-on-ai-browsers-with-tighter-gemini-integration-agentic-features-for-autonomous-tasks/ Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/waabi-raises-1b-and-expands-into-robotaxis-with-uber/