OpenStreetMap Faces Mass Scraping. Meta Charges WhatsApp Chatbots. Chrome Adds Gemini Sidebar. Waabi Partners With Uber.

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The AI news for January 29th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: OpenStreetMap is concerned: thousands of AI bots are collecting data. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenStreetMaps-sorgt-sich-Tausende-KI-Bots-erfassen-Daten-11156876.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/whatsapp-will-now-charge-ai-chatbots-to-operate-in-italy/ Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/chrome-takes-on-ai-browsers-with-tighter-gemini-integration-agentic-features-for-autonomous-tasks/ Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/waabi-raises-1b-and-expands-into-robotaxis-with-uber/