Software Faces New Liability. Maps Adds Gemini Hands Free. Publishers Sue Anthropic Over Piracy. OpenAI Plans Biometric Social Network.

The AI news for January 30th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: New product liability: What the legislative amendment means for software providers. Source: https://www.heise.de/-11155180?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/google-maps-now-lets-you-access-gemini-while-walking-and-cycling/ Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/music-publishers-sue-anthropic-for-3b-over-flagrant-piracy-of-20000-works/ OpenAI allegedly plans a social network with biometric bot detection. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-plant-angeblich-soziales-Netzwerk-mit-biometrischer-Bot-Erkennung-11158655.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag