OpenAI Adds Ads to ChatGPT. EU Threatens Meta Over WhatsApp API. Netflix Dubbing Contract Challenged. Bytedance Advances AI Video.

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The AI news for February 10th, 2026

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OpenAI starts a test phase for advertising in ChatGPT.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-testphase-fuer-werbung-in-chatgpt/
Why did we choose this article?
ChatGPT will start showing ads to free and 'Go' users in the US — a direct change to the user experience and how the service is monetized, affecting what free users see in chats.

AI bots on WhatsApp: EU Commission threatens Meta with coercive measures.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Bots-auf-Whatsapp-EU-Kommission-droht-Meta-mit-Zwangsmassnahmen-11170428.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
The EU is pressuring Meta over blocking competitor access to WhatsApp APIs — this could force wider access, enabling rival AI bots and services on WhatsApp and changing what chat-based services users can get.

Expert opinion: Netflix's voice-actor contract is unlawful.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Gutachten-Klauseln-in-Netflix-neuem-Synchronsprecher-Vertrag-rechtswidrig-11170236.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
A legal opinion finds key clauses in Netflix's new dubbing contracts unlawful — a development that could protect voice actors' rights and limit how companies contract or use AI-generated voices.

Bytedance shows impressive progress in AI videos with Seedance 2.0.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bytedance-zeigt-mit-seedance-2-0-beeindruckende-fortschritte-bei-ki-videos/
Why did we choose this article?
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 pushes AI video-generation quality and is rolling out to select users — making high-quality AI video creation more available to creators and affecting content, platforms, and media markets.

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