Deepseek makes v4-dumping prices permanent and puts OpenAI and Anthropic under pressure.A U.S. elite university allows AI only for research: students must think and write for themselves.Anthropic warns again: Claude Mythos Preview finds bugs faster than developers can fix them.Sources and links are only part of the search any longer: Google is moving further away from the open web. The AI news for May 24th, 2026

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Deepseek makes v4-dumping prices permanent and puts OpenAI and Anthropic under pressure.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-macht-v4-dumpingpreise-permanent-und-setzt-openai-und-anthropic-unter-druck/
Why did we choose this article?
A permanent big price cut for a top model lowers running costs for token-heavy agents and services, forcing customers and competitors to reassess vendors, budgets, and pricing strategies.

A U.S. elite university allows AI only for research: students must think and write for themselves.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-elite-uni-erlaubt-ki-nur-noch-zur-recherche-denken-und-schreiben-muessen-studierende-selbst/
Why did we choose this article?
A major law school banning generative AI for assessed work (allowing only research) changes expectations for students and educators and may presage stricter campus-wide AI policies elsewhere.

Anthropic warns again: Claude Mythos Preview finds bugs faster than developers can fix them.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-warnt-erneut-claude-mythos-preview-findet-bugs-schneller-als-entwickler-sie-beheben/
Why did we choose this article?
A model finding thousands of critical bugs faster than patches are released raises immediate cybersecurity risk: organizations must tighten patching, monitoring, and controls on model use to avoid exploits.

Sources and links are only part of the search any longer: Google is moving further away from the open web.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/quellen-und-links-sind-nur-noch-teil-der-suche-google-rueckt-weiter-vom-offenen-web-ab/
Why did we choose this article?
Google treating links as only 'part' of search signals a shift toward keeping users inside its ecosystem and curating sources itself, which changes how people discover, verify, and access information online.

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