FunctionGemma Controls Apps Locally. GPT-5.2-Codex Enables Cyberdefense. Robots as Tools and Threats. Google Sues SerpApi Over Scraping.

The AI news for December 20th, 2025 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: FunctionGemma: Google's local mini-AI controls apps and games by voice. Source: https://the-decoder.de/functiongemma-googles-lokale-mini-ki-steuert-apps-und-spiele-per-sprache/ OpenAI positions GPT-5.2-Codex as a tool for cyber defense. Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-positioniert-gpt-5-2-codex-als-werkzeug-fuer-die-cyberabwehr/ Europol imagines robot crime waves in 2035 Source: https://www.theverge.com/report/847956/robot-crime-wave-europe-police-prediction Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’ Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/848365/google-scraper-lawsuit-serpapi