BfDI Guides AI Privacy. Models Converge on Universal Representations. Meta Buys Manus AI. Enterprises Concentrate AI Spend.

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The AI news for December 31st, 2025 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: The Federal Data Protection Commissioner publishes a guidance document on AI and data protection. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte-veroeffentlicht-Handreichung-fuer-KI-und-Datenschutz-11126332.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Despite different data bases, AI systems converge on universal representations. Source: https://the-decoder.de/trotz-unterschiedlicher-datenbasis-ki-systeme-konvergieren-zu-universellen-darstellungen/ Meta acquires Chinese AI startup Manus AI for AI agents. Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-uebernimmt-chinesisches-ki-start-up-manus-ai-fuer-ki-agenten/ VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/30/vcs-predict-enterprises-will-spend-more-on-ai-in-2026-through-fewer-vendors/