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The AI news for April 18th, 2026

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

More than 'Deep Fake': Draft for the 'Digital Violence' Act submitted.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mehr-als-Deep-Fake-Entwurf-fuer-Digitale-Gewalt-Gesetz-vorgelegt-11262842.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google makes it even easier for users to no longer access websites directly.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-macht-es-nutzern-noch-leichter-webseiten-nicht-mehr-direkt-aufzurufen/

Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/913928/dairy-queen-ai-drive-thru-presto

Snapchat Messenger: Snap is cutting 16 percent of jobs worldwide.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Snapchat-Messenger-Snap-baut-weltweit-16-Prozent-der-Jobs-ab-11261949.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for April 17th, 2026

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

Radiologists & AI often fail to detect manipulated X-ray images.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Radiologen-KI-scheitern-oft-an-der-Erkennung-manipulierter-Roentgenbilder-11260052.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/google-now-lets-you-explore-the-web-side-by-side-with-ai-mode/

DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/deepl-known-for-text-translation-now-wants-to-translate-your-voice/

Canva’s AI assistant can now call various tools to make designs for you
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/canvas-ai-assistant-can-now-call-various-tools-to-make-designs-for-you/

The AI news for April 16th, 2026

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

Report: Grok was allegedly about to be kicked out of the App Store.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bericht-Grok-stand-angeblich-kurz-vor-App-Store-Rauswurf-11259603.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Prompt-injection attacks on Apple Intelligence.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Prompt-Injection-Angriffe-auf-Apple-Intelligence-11257658.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Adobe introduces a new Firefly AI Assistant for complex creative workflows.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-stellt-neuen-firefly-ai-assistant-fuer-komplexe-kreative-workflows-vor/

Microsoft Copilot in Word can now track changes and manage comments.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-copilot-in-word-kann-jetzt-aenderungen-nachverfolgen-und-kommentare-verwalten/

The AI news for April 15th, 2026

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

Google Chrome: New 'Skills' feature stores frequently used AI prompts
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-chrome-neue-skills-funktion-speichert-haeufig-genutzte-ki-prompts/

OpenAI acquires the AI-finance startup Hiro, which has developed a “personal CFO.”
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-uebernimmt-ki-finanz-startup-hiro-das-einen-persoenlichen-cfo-entwickelt-hat/

AI cybersecurity: Anthropics Claude Mythos can autonomously hack corporate networks.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-cybersecurity-anthropics-claude-mythos-kann-autonom-unternehmensnetzwerke-hacken/

Ukrainian ground robots conquer an enemy position for the first time without a single soldier.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ukrainische-bodenroboter-erobern-erstmals-feindliche-stellung-ohne-einen-einzigen-soldaten/

The AI news for April 14th, 2026

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

AI fraud: Germans overestimate their ability to unmask deepfakes.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Betrug-Deutsche-ueberschaetzen-ihre-Faehigkeit-Deepfakes-zu-entlarven-11255536.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic integrates Claude as an add-in in Microsoft Word.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-integriert-claude-als-add-in-in-microsoft-word/

OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/

Netflix dubs: Actors' Union against Voice Actors' Association.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Netflix-Synchronisationen-Schauspielergewerkschaft-gegen-Sprecherverband-11255110.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for April 13th, 2026

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AI era: Are dating apps now inhumane?
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/KI-Aera-Werden-Dating-Apps-nun-unmenschlich-11253587.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The alleged arsonist at the OpenAI chief apparently had AI existential fears.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mutmasslicher-brandstifter-bei-openai-chef-hatte-offenbar-ki-existenzaengste/

OpenAI employee explains the usage limits of the new ChatGPT Pro plans.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-mitarbeiter-erklaert-nutzungslimits-der-neuen-chatgpt-pro-plaene/

The next study puts a damper on the hype around 'Agent Skills.'
Source: https://the-decoder.de/naechste-studie-verpasst-hype-um-agent-skills-einen-daempfer/

The AI news for April 12th, 2026

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

Retailers frustrated by strict rules for AI cameras.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Ueberwachung-gegen-Ladendiebstahl-Einzelhandel-fordert-digitale-Aufruestung-11253325.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Try Gemma 4: Google's new AI runs directly on the phone.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gemma-4-ausprobieren-googles-neue-ki-laeuft-direkt-auf-dem-handy/

AI agent defames a developer: An anonymous operator speaks of a social experiment.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agent-diffamiert-entwickler-anonymer-betreiber-spricht-von-sozialexperiment/

Digital sovereignty in practice – making cloud, AI, and security crisis-proof.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitale-Souveraenitaet-in-der-Praxis-Cloud-KI-und-Security-krisensicher-machen-11222625.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for April 11th, 2026

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This is what OpenClaw can do in practice | c't 3003
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Das-kann-OpenClaw-in-der-PRAXIS-c-t-3003-11252789.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

University Hospital Leipzig publishes a system for clinical decision-making.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Uniklinik-Leipzig-bringt-eigenes-KI-Medizinprodukt-in-die-Patientenversorgung-11251225.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored her warnings
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/stalking-victim-sues-openai-claims-chatgpt-fueled-her-abusers-delusions-and-ignored-her-warnings/

The CIA, the US intelligence agency, will integrate AI assistants into all analysis platforms.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-geheimdienst-cia-will-ki-assistenten-in-alle-analyseplattformen-einbauen/

The AI news for April 10th, 2026

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

Projects in Gemini: Google integrates the 'Notebook' feature.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Projekte-in-Gemini-Google-integriert-Notebook-Funktion-11250757.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Claude Cowork: Anthropics' agentic AI system for non-developers officially launches.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/claude-cowork-anthropics-agentisches-ki-system-fuer-nicht-entwickler-startet-offiziell/

Florida AG announces investigation into OpenAI over shooting that allegedly involved ChatGPT
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/florida-ag-investigation-openai-chatgpt-shooting/

Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/909104/youtube-shorts-make-ai-avatar

The AI news for April 9th, 2026

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

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text/

Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/tubi-is-the-first-streamer-to-launch-a-native-app-within-chatgpt/

A study shows how AI tools industrialize gender-based violence on Telegram.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/studie-zeigt-wie-ki-tools-geschlechtsspezifische-gewalt-auf-telegram-industrialisieren/

OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/openai-releases-a-new-safety-blueprint-to-address-the-rise-in-child-sexual-exploitation/