ZDF Withdraws New York Correspondent. AI Boosts Romance Scams. Amazon AI Tools Tied to Outages. Mercury Rollback Fuels Dirtier Power.

The AI news for February 21st, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: ZDF withdraws its correspondent after an AI fiasco. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ZDF-zieht-nach-KI-Fiasko-Korrespondentin-ab-11184878.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Love Scam: Romance-scam tactic due to AI is increasingly successful. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Love-Scam-Liebesbetrug-Masche-wegen-KI-immer-erfolgreicher-11183454.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Amazon's AI coding tools are said to have contributed to two AWS outages. Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazons-ki-coding-tools-sollen-zwei-aws-ausfaelle-mitverursacht-haben/ Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy Source: https://www.theverge.com/science/882288/trump-ai-data-center-power-plant-pollution-mercury-mats