EPISODE · Feb 21, 2026 · 4 MIN
ZDF Withdraws New York Correspondent. AI Boosts Romance Scams. Amazon AI Tools Tied to Outages. Mercury Rollback Fuels Dirtier Power.
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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
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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
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ZDF Withdraws New York Correspondent. AI Boosts Romance Scams. Amazon AI Tools Tied to Outages. Mercury Rollback Fuels Dirtier Power.
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