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The AI news for August 8th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Flood of notices at the Job Center: AI fuels a wave of Bürgergeld appeals. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bescheid-Flut-im-Jobcenter-KI-befeuert-Welle-von-Buergergeld-Widerspruechen-11403812.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
ChatGPT hits the billion-mark and lifts the chat limit for free users. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ChatGPT-OpenAI-wertet-kostenlosen-Tarif-auf-11403006.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
The Internet will soon belong to the bots — Cloudflare says. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Das-Internet-gehoert-bald-den-Bots-meint-Cloudflare-11402921.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/after-rippling-blew-millions-on-ai-in-months-it-built-an-employee-roi-tool/