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The AI news for July 19th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
OpenAI defectors: Apple targets more former employees. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-Ueberlaeufer-Apple-nimmt-weitere-Ex-Beschaeftigte-ins-Visier-11369834.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Use AI locally: LLMs and AI agents completely without OpenAI & Anthropic | c't uplink Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-lokal-nutzen-LLMs-und-KI-Agenten-ganz-ohne-OpenAI-Anthropic-c-t-uplink-11367246.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
China positions itself with a massive AI initiative as a counterweight to the West. Source: https://the-decoder.de/china-positioniert-sich-mit-massiver-ki-initiative-als-gegenpol-zum-westen/
Open-source AI models are getting cheaper and more dangerous: the window of time for cyber defenders is shrinking. Source: https://the-decoder.de/offene-ki-modelle-werden-billiger-und-gefaehrlicher-zeitfenster-fuer-cyber-verteidiger-schrumpft/
