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ChatGPT Images Thinks Ahead. Workspace Gets Smarter. German Tiny AI Chip Powers Earbuds. OpenAI Partners with Infosys.
Germany Expands Biometric Powers. Deezer Flags AI Music Surge. Meta Records Employee Keystrokes. YouTube Expands Likeness Detection.

Germany Expands Biometric Powers. Deezer Flags AI Music Surge. Meta Records Employee Keystrokes. YouTube Expands Likeness Detection.

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The AI news for April 22nd, 2026

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

Three draft bills could enable biometric mass surveillance and AI data analyses in Germany.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/drei-gesetzentwuerfe-koennten-biometrische-massenueberwachung-und-ki-datenanalysen-in-deutschland-ermoeglichen/

Deezer: Almost half of all uploaded tracks are AI-generated.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deezer-fast-die-haelfte-aller-hochgeladenen-tracks-ist-ki-generiert/

Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/meta-will-record-employees-keystrokes-and-use-it-to-train-its-ai-models/

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/youtube-expands-its-ai-likeness-detection-technology-to-celebrities/

Gemini Expands El Salvador Healthcare. Merz Seeks Easier AI Rules. OpenAI Chronicle Creates Memories. OpenAI adds Chronicle memories.
NRW Warns on Data Use. AI Avatars Amplify Politics. Court Allows AI Comic Conversion. Vercel Breach Spurs Admin Checks.

NRW Warns on Data Use. AI Avatars Amplify Politics. Court Allows AI Comic Conversion. Vercel Breach Spurs Admin Checks.

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The AI news for April 20th, 2026

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

The NRW Data Protection Officer warns against data usage at any price.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/NRW-Datenschutzbeauftragte-warnt-vor-Datennutzung-um-jeden-Preis-11263297.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI influencers in the U.S. election campaign: hundreds of fake accounts support Trump on social media.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-influencer-im-us-wahlkampf-hunderte-fake-accounts-unterstuetzen-trump-in-social-media/

The court allows AI transformation of a photo into a comic, provided that only the subject matter is carried over.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gericht-erlaubt-ki-umwandlung-von-foto-in-comic-wenn-nur-das-motiv-uebernommen-wird/

Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/914723/vercel-hacked

Salesforce Makes API the Interface. AI Answers Shrink Skills. Tesla Rolls Out Robotaxis in Texas. DRAM Shortage Could Persist.

Salesforce Makes API the Interface. AI Answers Shrink Skills. Tesla Rolls Out Robotaxis in Texas. DRAM Shortage Could Persist.

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The AI news for April 19th, 2026

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff explains the API for the new user interface for AI agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-erklaert-die-api-zur-neuen-benutzeroberflaeche-fuer-ki-agenten/

People who use AI as a pure answer machine lose cognitive abilities the fastest, according to the study.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wer-ki-als-reine-antwortmaschine-nutzt-verliert-laut-studie-am-schnellsten-kognitive-faehigkeiten/

Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/18/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston/

The RAM shortage could last years
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/914672/the-ram-shortage-could-last-years

Germany Proposes Digital Violence Law. Google Embeds Pages in AI Mode. Dairy Queen Adds AI Drive-Thrus. Snap Cuts Sixteen Percent.
X-ray Deepfakes Mislead Experts. AI Mode Opens Links Side by Side. DeepL Launches Voice Translation. Canva Puts AI to Work.

X-ray Deepfakes Mislead Experts. AI Mode Opens Links Side by Side. DeepL Launches Voice Translation. Canva Puts AI to Work.

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The AI news for April 17th, 2026

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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/

Grok Near App Store Exit. Apple Intelligence Bypassed. Adobe Introduces Firefly Assistant. Copilot Tracks Changes in Word.
Chrome Adds Skills for Prompts. OpenAI Acquires Hiro Team. Claude Mythos Breaches Simulated Networks. Robots Capture Russian Position.

Chrome Adds Skills for Prompts. OpenAI Acquires Hiro Team. Claude Mythos Breaches Simulated Networks. Robots Capture Russian Position.

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The AI news for April 15th, 2026

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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/

AI Risk Awareness Gap. Claude in Microsoft Word. OpenAI Acquires Hiro Team. Actors Clash Over Netflix AI.