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Google’s Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US usersCopyright: Encyclopaedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training.OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report saysData centers: the federal government wants to quadruple by 2030.
The AI news for March 18th, 2026--- This episode is sponsored by ---Pickert GmbHFind our more about our today's sponsor Pickert at pickert.de.---Would you like to create your own AI-generated and 100% automated podcast on your chosen topic? --> Reach out to us, and we’ll make it happen.Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:Google’s Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US usersSource: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/googles-personal-intelligence-feature-is-expanding-to-all-us-users/Why did we choose this article?This expands a Google assistant feature to all US users that will read your Gmail/Photos to give personalized answers — a direct change to privacy trade-offs and how people use Google for productivity.Copyright: Encyclopaedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training.Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Urheberrecht-Encyclopaedia-Britannica-verklagt-OpenAI-wegen-KI-Training-11213022.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitragWhy did we choose this article?A major content owner suing OpenAI over training data could change what sources AI companies can use, affect access to knowledge in AI tools, and lead to new licensing or costs that matter to users and businesses.OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report saysSource: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/openai-expands-government-footprint-with-aws-deal/Why did we choose this article?Commercial AI being sold for classified and unclassified government use signals broader public-sector deployment — it affects oversight, national-security use cases, and which vendors power government services.Data centers: the federal government wants to quadruple by 2030.Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Rechenzentren-Bundesregierung-will-Vervierfachung-bis-2030-
