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The AI news for February 11th, 2026

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

New iPhone app creates and clones voices without cloud connectivity.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Echovo-bringt-KI-Sprachsynthese-komplett-auf-das-iPhone-11172068.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

ChatGPT introduces advertising in the United States.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ChatGPT-fuehrt-Werbung-in-den-USA-ein-11170993.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Pony AI and Toyota begin mass production of self-driving electric taxis in China.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/pony-ai-und-toyota-starten-serienproduktion-von-selbstfahrenden-elektro-taxis-in-china/

India orders social media platforms to take down deepfakes faster
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/india-orders-social-media-platforms-to-take-down-deepfakes-faster/

The AI news for February 10th, 2026

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

OpenAI starts a test phase for advertising in ChatGPT.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-testphase-fuer-werbung-in-chatgpt/

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

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

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/

The AI news for February 9th, 2026

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

Project Salsa: How quickly must a driver wake up in the autonomous car?
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Augen-zu-im-autonomen-Auto-KI-soll-Nickerchen-am-Steuer-sicherer-machen-11169264.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Hundreds of tainted skills: attackers smuggle Trojans into the AI agent OpenClaw
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mehr-als-300-verseuchte-skills-angreifer-schleusen-trojaner-in-ki-agent-openclaw-ein/

Anthropics' new Claude 'Fast Mode' is 2.5 times faster, but six times more expensive.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropics-neuer-claude-fast-mode-ist-25-mal-schneller-aber-sechsmal-teurer/

New York is considering two bills to rein in the AI industry
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/875501/new-york-is-considering-two-bills-to-rein-in-the-ai-industry

The AI news for February 8th, 2026

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

Elections in Japan: The population struggles with fake AI content.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wahlen-in-japan-bevoelkerung-kaempft-mit-gefaelschten-ki-inhalten/

Artificial Intelligence: The struggle over the rules for deploying AI in warfare.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-Ringen-um-Regeln-fuer-KI-Einsatz-im-Krieg-11168765.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Reliability of AI agents: OpenAI and Anthropic work directly with large customers.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/zuverlaessigkeit-bei-agenten-openai-und-anthropic-arbeiten-direkt-mit-grosskunden/

New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/new-york-lawmakers-propose-a-three-year-pause-on-new-data-centers/

The AI news for February 7th, 2026

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

Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/875199/apple-carplay-third-party-chatbots-rumor

OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks optimize protein synthesis with GPT-5 in the robot lab.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-und-ginkgo-bioworks-optimieren-proteinsynthese-mit-gpt-5-im-roboterlabor/

Claude Opus 4.6 provided safety-test instructions for mustard gas in Excel spreadsheets.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/claude-opus-4-6-lieferte-in-sicherheitstest-anleitungen-fuer-senfgas-in-excel-tabellen/

Winter Olympic Games in the Cloud: Alibaba turns Milano Cortina into an AI testing lab
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Olympische-Winterspiele-in-Cloud-Alibaba-macht-Milano-Cortina-zum-KI-Testlabor-11168633.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for February 6th, 2026

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Apple Intelligence needs Gemini help: Google is happy about the Apple deal.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Gemini-Siri-Deal-Google-nun-Apples-bevorzugter-Cloud-Anbieter-11166990.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI is displacing entry-level jobs: This is the price companies pay for their cost-cutting measures.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-verdraengt-Einstiegsjobs-Diesen-Preis-zahlen-Firmen-fuer-ihre-Einsparmassnahmen-11166214.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI launches Frontier platform for AI agents in enterprises.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-frontier-plattform-fuer-ki-agenten-in-unternehmen/

Reality is losing the deepfake war.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/874038/ai-deepfakes-war-on-reality-c2pa-labels

The AI news for February 5th, 2026

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

Anthropic-Tool triggers a 285-billion-dollar crash.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11165302?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta ties employee performance to the use of AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-knuepft-Mitarbeiterleistung-an-KI-Nutzung-11165199.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Robots need your body: A new platform lets AIs hire real people.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/roboter-brauchen-deinen-koerper-neue-plattform-laesst-kis-echte-menschen-anheuern/

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the US.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/alexa-amazons-ai-assistant-is-now-available-to-everyone-in-the-u-s/

The AI news for February 4th, 2026

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AI Safety Report 2026: Existing AI safety practices are not sufficient.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/AI-Safety-Report-2026-Bestehende-KI-Sicherheitspraktiken-reichen-nicht-aus-11163912.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google's mobile network: AI listens in and improves the sound.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mobilfunk-von-Google-KI-lauscht-mit-und-verbessert-den-Ton-11161863.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/lotus-health-nabs-35m-for-ai-doctor-that-sees-patients-for-free/

Microsoft says it's building an app store for AI content licensing
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/873296/microsoft-publisher-content-marketplace-ai-licensing

The AI news for February 3rd, 2026

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

Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/coalition-demands-federal-grok-ban-over-nonconsensual-sexual-content/

Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/

Adobe Firefly now offers subscribers unlimited image and video generation.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-firefly-bietet-abonnenten-ab-sofort-unbegrenzte-bild-und-videogenerierung/

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/ai-notetaker-hardware-devices-pins-pendants-record-transcribe/

The AI news for February 2nd, 2026

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

Autonomous vehicles can be steered into pedestrians by simple signs.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/autonome-fahrzeuge-lassen-sich-durch-einfache-schilder-in-fussgaenger-steuern/

OpenClaw, also known as 'Clawdbot', and Moltbook are a paradise for data thieves.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openclaw-aka-clawdbot-und-moltbook-sind-ein-paradies-fuer-datendiebe/

AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’?
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/ai-layoffs-or-ai-washing/

Indonesia 'conditionally' lifts ban on Grok
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/indonesia-conditionally-lifts-ban-on-grok/