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The AI news for April 8th, 2026

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

Grid search 2.0: Strong increase in police facial recognition
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Rasterfahndung-2-0-Starke-Zunahme-der-polizeilichen-Gesichtserkennung-11247865.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Authenticity Offensive: EU bodies ban AI images from their communications.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Authentizitaetsoffensive-EU-Gremien-verbannen-KI-Bilder-aus-ihrer-Kommunikation-11247907.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Suno: How easily copyright restrictions can be bypassed in AI music.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Suno-So-leicht-lassen-sich-Copyright-Sperren-bei-KI-Musik-umgehen-11246792.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Gemini is making it faster for distressed users to reach mental health resources.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/907842/google-gemini-mental-health-interface-update

The AI news for April 7th, 2026

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

Telehealth startup Medvi generates billions in revenue with the help of AI-forged advertising.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/telehealth-startup-medvi-generiert-milliardenumsatz-mit-hilfe-von-ki-gefaelschter-werbung/

Yes-man chatbots and AI flattery: Even rational users can fall into spirals of delusion.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ja-sager-chatbots-und-ki-schleimerei-selbst-rationale-nutzer-koennen-in-wahnspiralen-geraten/

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/google-quietly-releases-an-offline-first-ai-dictation-app-on-ios/

Iran threatens ‘Stargate’ AI data centers
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/iran-threatens-stargate-ai-data-centers/

The AI news for April 6th, 2026

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

AI tool copies Guardian article: New York Times fires author.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-tool-kopiert-guardian-artikel-new-york-times-feuert-autor/

Threat posed by AI hacks: the offensive cyber capability of AI models is growing rapidly.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/gefahr-durch-ki-hacks-offensive-cyberfaehigkeit-von-ki-modellen-waechst-rasant/

Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-according-to-microsofts-terms-of-service/

I let Gemini in Google Maps plan my day and it went surprisingly well
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/907015/gemini-google-maps-hands-on

The AI news for April 5th, 2026

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

Google's Waymo takes the leap into Europe: robotaxi test run in London.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Waymo-in-London-Der-ultimative-Haertetest-fuers-autonome-Fahren-11245886.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Netflix AI Framework VOID removes objects from videos and adjusts physical effects.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/netflix-veroeffentlicht-open-source-ki-system-zur-objektentfernung-in-videos/

A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll
Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/907111/murphy-campbell-folk-music-ai-copyright

Anthropic acquires AI-pharma startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-uebernimmt-ki-pharma-startup-coefficient-bio-fuer-400-millionen-dollar/

The AI news for April 4th, 2026

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U.S. Government vs. Anthropic: Appeal Against Sanctions Halt.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/US-Regierung-versus-Anthropic-Berufung-gegen-Sanktionsstopp-11245632.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/907074/anthropic-openclaw-claude-subscription-ban

Microsoft will train a million Japanese AI professionals.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-will-eine-million-japanische-fachkraefte-fuer-ki-ausbilden/

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/ai-companies-are-building-huge-natural-gas-plants-to-power-data-centers-what-could-go-wrong/

The AI news for April 3rd, 2026

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PSA: Anyone with a link can view your Granola notes by default
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906253/granola-note-links-ai-training-psa

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/google-now-lets-you-direct-avatars-through-prompts-in-its-vids-app/

Report: Cybercriminals steal Cisco source code through stolen credentials.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bericht-Cyberkriminelle-stehlen-Quellcode-von-Cisco-und-dessen-Kunden-11244097.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

'Ultra Deep Research': Sakana AI will automate weeks-long strategic analyses.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ultra-deep-research-sakana-ai-will-wochenlange-strategieanalysen-automatisieren/

The AI news for April 2nd, 2026

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Baidu’s robotaxis froze in traffic, creating chaos
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/905012/baidu-apollo-robotaxi-freeze-china

EU institutions ban AI-generated images and videos in official communications, according to the report.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/eu-institutionen-verbieten-laut-bericht-ki-generierte-bilder-und-videos-in-offizieller-kommunikation/

Lawsuit against Perplexity AI: Trackers are to transmit user conversations to Meta and Google.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/klage-gegen-perplexity-ai-tracker-sollen-nutzergespraeche-an-meta-und-google-uebermitteln/

AI can push your Stream Deck buttons for you
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/905021/elgato-stream-deck-mcp-ai-agent-update

The AI news for April 1st, 2026

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California becomes the pioneer of AI regulation.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Kalifornien-wird-zum-Vorreiter-der-KI-Regulierung-11242174.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Phantom Palantir: The federal government is dragging its feet on the new analysis software for the BKA.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Phantom-Palantir-Bundesregierung-bremst-bei-neuer-Analysesoftware-fuers-BKA-11242218.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/ring-app-store-bets-on-ai-to-go-beyond-home-security/

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple’s CarPlay
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/904676/apple-carplay-openai-chatgpt

The AI news for March 31st, 2026

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

Microsoft is rolling out Copilot Cowork more widely and letting AI models monitor each other.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-rollt-copilot-cowork-breiter-aus-und-laesst-ki-modelle-sich-gegenseitig-kontrollieren/

'Mirage Effect': AI models diagnose diseases on images that never existed.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mirage-effekt-ki-modelle-diagnostizieren-krankheiten-auf-bildern-die-nie-existierten/

Alleged U.S. attack on a school in Iran: the Palantir system comes into focus.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mutmasslicher-US-Angriff-auf-Schule-in-Iran-Palantir-System-rueckt-in-den-Fokus-11229006.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/ai-trust-adoption-poll-more-americans-adopt-tools-fewer-say-they-can-trust-the-results/

The AI news for March 30th, 2026

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

SAP targets Reltio – corporate data are to be AI-ready.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/SAP-greift-nach-Reltio-Unternehmensdaten-sollen-KI-bereit-werden-11228920.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI Turbo in Operation: Between Job Anxiety and Efficiency Frenzy
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Turbo-im-Betrieb-Zwischen-Job-Angst-und-Effizienzrausch-11228806.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

GDPR erosion: the Federal Council tears apart the planned EU Digital Omnibus.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Omnibus-Bundesrat-warnt-vor-DSGVO-Chaos-und-KI-Vollbremsung-11228759.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI agent 'MetaClaw' first checks your Google Calendar before it trains.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agent-metaclaw-checkt-erst-deinen-google-kalender-bevor-er-trainiert/