Europe's Digital Sovereignty Plan. Copilot Cowork Automates M365. Silencing Gemini in Docs. Anthropic Models Forced Offline.

The AI news for June 18th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Away from Big Tech: Germany and France adopt a sovereignty plan. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Weg-von-Big-Tech-Deutschland-und-Frankreich-beschliessen-Souveraenitaets-Plan-11336262.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag From chat to agent: Copilot Cowork for Microsoft 365 is here. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Vom-Chat-zum-Agenten-Copilot-Cowork-fuer-Microsoft-365-ist-da-11335405.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag How to turn off AI in your Google Docs Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/how-to-turn-off-ai-in-your-google-docs/ Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951703/anthropic-shutdown-export-controls