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The AI news for March 13th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Digital grid search: Ministry of Justice wants a biometric Internet cross-check.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitale-Rasterfahndung-Justizministerium-will-biometrischen-Internet-Abgleich-11209379.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft launches its own AI health division with Copilot Health.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-startet-mit-copilot-health-einen-eigenen-ki-gesundheitsbereich/

Google Maps is getting a new AI question feature.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-maps-bekommt-eine-neue-ki-frage-funktion/

AI-forgeries from Iran reach German media via an agency network.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-faelschungen-aus-iran-gelangen-ueber-agenturnetzwerk-in-deutsche-medien/

The AI news for March 12th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

YouTube: Deepfake protection for politicians and journalists.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Youtube-Deepfake-Schutz-fuer-Politiker-und-Journalisten-11206724.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google: AI-powered 'Ask Photos' can be easily turned off in the future.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-KI-gestuetztes-Ask-Photos-kann-kuenftig-einfach-abgeschaltet-werden-11206499.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/893270/grammarly-ai-expert-review-disabled

An AI agent hacks McKinsey's AI platform Lilli using a vulnerability from the 1990s.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ein-ki-agent-hackt-mckinseys-ki-plattform-lilli-mit-einer-schwachstelle-aus-den-1990ern/

The AI news for March 11th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Amazon halts Perplexity's AI agents through an interim injunction in online shopping.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazon-stopperplexitys-ki-agenten-per-einstweiliger-verfuegung-beim-online-shopping/

A German court rules: The claim 'This is AI' is not sufficient to bypass copyright.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/urheberrecht-trotz-sunoai-menschlicher-liedtext-bleibt-auch-bei-ki-musik-geschuetzt/

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/amazon-launches-its-healthcare-ai-assistant-on-its-website-and-app/

Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/google-rolls-out-new-gemini-capabilities-to-docs-sheets-slides-and-drive/

The AI news for March 10th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Microsoft integrates Anthropics Claude-Cowork technology into Copilot for more autonomous office work.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-integriert-anthropics-claude-cowork-technologie-in-copilot-fuer-eigenstaendigere-bueroarbeit/

A study warns of 'AI Brain Fry' due to intensive AI usage in the workplace.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/studie-warnt-vor-ai-brain-fry-durch-intensive-ki-nutzung-am-arbeitsplatz/

Millions of people already use AI chatbots as financial advisors.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/millionen-menschen-nutzen-ki-chatbots-bereits-als-finanzberater/

X says you can block Grok from editing your photos
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/891352/x-grok-xai-edit-blocker-photo-toggle

The AI news for March 9th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Nuclear War from the Algorithm: How AI Escalates Military Crises
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11203134?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Fabricated sources have already slipped into the scientific literature.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/erfundene-quellen-haben-sich-bereits-in-die-wissenschaftliche-literatur-eingeschlichen/

AI agents are developed according to the study away from the real working world.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-werden-laut-studie-an-der-realen-arbeitswelt-vorbei-entwickelt/

Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/owner-of-ice-detention-facility-sees-big-opportunity-in-ai-man-camps/

The AI news for March 8th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Following the Anthropic scandal: the U.S. government plans strict new guidelines for government AI contracts.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nach-anthropic-eklat-us-regierung-plant-strenge-neue-richtlinien-fuer-staatliche-ki-vertraege/

Anthropic Marketplace: Claude.ai customers can use third-party apps without additional fees.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-marketplace-claude-ai-kunden-koennen-drittanbieter-apps-ohne-zusatzgebuehren-nutzen/

Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/grammarlys-expert-review-is-just-missing-the-actual-experts/

OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/openai-robotics-lead-caitlin-kalinowski-quits-in-response-to-pentagon-deal/

The AI news for March 7th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

OpenAI directly integrates ChatGPT as an add-in in Microsoft Excel.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-integriert-chatgpt-direkt-als-add-in-in-microsoft-excel/

After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/after-europe-whatsapp-will-let-rival-ai-companies-offer-chatbots-in-brazil/

Anthropic officially classified as a supply-chain risk; CEO Amodei announces a lawsuit.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-offiziell-als-lieferkettenrisiko-eingestuft-ceo-amodei-kuendigt-klage-an/

OpenAI launches Codex Security for the detection of security vulnerabilities in software projects.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-codex-security-zur-erkennung-von-sicherheitsluecken-in-software-projekten/

The AI news for March 6th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

OpenAI stops plans for a direct payment feature in ChatGPT for the time being.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-stoppt-plaene-fuer-direkte-bezahlfunktion-in-chatgpt-vorerst/

Google expands AI search with 'Canvas' by adding its own workspace.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-erweitert-ki-suche-mit-canvas-um-einen-eigenen-arbeitsplatz/

AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/aws-amazon-connect-health-ai-agent-platform-health-care-providers/

AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/889395/ai-agents-unmask-anonymous-accounts

The AI news for March 5th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Even AMD and Intel have underestimated the AI boom.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Selbst-AMD-und-Intel-haben-den-KI-Boom-unterschaetzt-11199479.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

X demands AI labeling for war videos—but only if there is money to be made from it.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/X-verlangt-KI-Kennzeichnung-fuer-Kriegsvideos-aber-nur-wenn-daran-verdient-wird-11199386.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Even AI agents have to pay: Microsoft is reportedly planning a new subscription tier for M365.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Auch-KI-Agenten-muessen-zahlen-Microsoft-soll-neue-Abostufe-fuer-M365-planen-11198935.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

US lawsuit against Google: Chatbot Gemini is alleged to have driven a man to suicide.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-klage-gegen-google-chatbot-gemini-soll-mann-in-den-suizid-getrieben-haben/

The AI news for March 4th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Security researchers hijack Perplexity's AI browser Comet and take over 1Password accounts.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sicherheitsforscher-kapern-perplexitys-ki-browser-comet-und-uebernehmen-1password-konten/

Meta lets subcontractors in Kenya view intimate user videos from AI glasses.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-laesst-subunternehmer-in-kenia-intime-nutzervideos-aus-ki-brillen-sichten/

Google AI overview costs German websites 265 million clicks.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11197287?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI image generators for CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2026
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Bildgeneratoren-fuer-CorelDraw-Graphics-Suite-2026-11185900.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag