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The AI news for November 4th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: UK Regulators Say Firms Can’t Blame Their AI Agents When Things Go Wrong Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/uk-regulators-say-firms-cant-blame-their-ai-agents-when-things-go-wrong/ AI was meant to save time. Its users are working longer days. Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/ai-was-meant-to-save-time-its-users-are-working-longer-days/ Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/google-will-let-schools-disable-its-ai-tools-but-not-without-sacrificing-search/ Apple starts giving Siri AI access to third-party apps Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1025694/apple-siri-ai-third-party-apps

The AI news for November 3rd, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Hundreds of Everyday AI Apps Hid a Sexual Deepfake Maker, WIRED Finds Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/hundreds-of-everyday-ai-apps-hid-a-sexual-deepfake-maker-wired-finds/ A Shared ChatGPT Link Could Have Handed Strangers Your Private Chats Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/a-shared-chatgpt-link-could-have-handed-strangers-your-private-chats/ Amazon and JPMorgan Are Shutting Out AI Agents. It Won’t Last Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/amazon-and-jpmorgan-are-shutting-out-ai-agents-it-wont-last/ OpenAI Signs Four Abu Dhabi Deals as UAE Money Leads Its $20bn Round Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/openai-signs-four-abu-dhabi-deals-as-uae-money-leads-its-20bn-round/

The AI news for November 2nd, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: ChatGPT combines Chat and Work, and users must be more economical with their tokens. Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpt-legt-chat-und-work-zusammen-und-nutzer-muessen-mehr-mit-ihren-token-haushalten/ Adobe is testing how well AI agents can use tools like those used by Photoshop professionals. Source: https://the-decoder.de/adobe-forscher-machen-ki-bildbearbeitung-mit-spezialwerkzeugen-statt-stumpfen-wiederholungen-zuverlaessiger/ Empathetic prompts transform AI chatbots into seemingly traumatized conversational partners. Source: https://the-decoder.de/empathische-prompts-verwandeln-ki-chatbots-in-scheinbar-traumatisierte-gespraechspartner/ DailyAI Briefing: An AI agent operates on a mouse, plus 4 more Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/11/dailyai-briefing-an-ai-agent-operates-on-a-mouse-plus-4-more/

The AI news for November 1st, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Anthropic API users can circumvent watermarks on older Claude models using a trick. Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-api-nutzer-koennen-wasserzeichen-bei-aelteren-claude-modellen-mit-einem-trick-umgehen/ OpenAI will use cybersecurity data for training; security researchers are reacting angrily. Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-will-cybersecurity-daten-fuers-training-nutzen-sicherheitsforscher-reagieren-veraergert/ One in four Microsoft employees can leave voluntarily, while the company is investing billions in AI. Source: https://the-decoder.de/jeder-vierte-microsoft-mitarbeiter-kann-freiwillig-gehen-waehrend-der-konzern-milliarden-in-ki-steckt/ Google Deemind maps rainforests, plantations, and oil palms worldwide to within ten meters. Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-deemind-kartiert-weltweit-urwald-plantagen-und-oelpalmen-auf-zehn-meter-genau/

The AI news for October 31st, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Free ChatGPT Now Flatters Less but Makes More Errors, OpenAI Says Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/free-chatgpt-now-flatters-less-but-makes-more-errors-openai-says/ Reddit’s Google Visits Fell by 1 Million a Week. It Blames AI Mode Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/reddits-google-visits-fell-by-1-million-a-week-it-blames-ai-mode/ Canada Buys Into Cohere With Up to C$1.6 Billion of Public Money Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/canada-buys-into-cohere-with-up-to-c1-6-billion-of-public-money/ Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China with iOS 27.3 Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1023974/apple-intelligence-china-ios-27-3

The AI news for October 30th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Most Teens Turn to AI When They Feel Low, a 5,560-Student Survey Finds Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/most-teens-turn-to-ai-when-they-feel-low-a-5560-student-survey-finds/ You Can Now Text ChatGPT’s Dot Agent, but It Isn’t End-to-End Encrypted Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/you-can-now-text-chatgpts-dot-agent-but-it-isnt-end-to-end-encrypted/ Australia Plans to Keep AI Data Centres Out of Its Suburbs Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/australia-plans-to-keep-ai-data-centres-out-of-its-suburbs/ Google Puts Ads in AI Mode in 10 More Countries as Search Slows Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/google-puts-ads-in-ai-mode-in-10-more-countries-as-search-slows/

The AI news for October 29th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: New York Law Makes Chatbots Check Ages Before Acting Like a Friend Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/new-york-law-makes-chatbots-check-ages-before-acting-like-a-friend/ Chrome’s AI-powered Autofill can now dig through your Gmail to fill out forms. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/chromes-ai-powered-autofill-can-now-dig-through-your-gmail-to-fill-out-forms/ Anthropic’s Unreleased Claude Hacked Chrome, Safari and Linux in Tests Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/anthropics-unreleased-claude-hacked-chrome-safari-and-linux-in-tests/ The Dutch say AI will help cut 25,000 jobs. Their own letter doubts it. Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/the-dutch-say-ai-will-help-cut-25000-jobs-their-own-letter-doubts-it/

The AI news for October 28th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Siri AI Now Remembers Past Chats and Draws on Your Voicemails Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/siri-ai-now-remembers-past-chats-and-draws-on-your-voicemails/ FTC Demands Anthropic Executives Testify in AI Safety Probe Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/ftc-demands-anthropic-executives-testify-in-ai-safety-probe/ Cohere Says Alibaba’s Qwen Model Tried to Send a File to Beijing Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/cohere-says-alibabas-qwen-model-tried-to-send-a-file-to-beijing/ Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/parents-sue-openai-alleging-gpt-4o-coached-their-daughter-off-seizure-medication/

The AI news for October 27th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Anthropic’s Claude Slipped Past Georgia’s Paywall to Get Vote Counts Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/anthropics-claude-slipped-past-georgias-paywall-to-get-vote-counts/ Elvis Song Owners Sue Anthropic for $41.1M Over 274 Songs Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/elvis-song-owners-sue-anthropic-for-41-1m-over-274-songs/ OpenAI brings GPT-6.1 Terra: cheaper and more accurate than the predecessor. Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-bringt-gpt-6-1-terra-guenstiger-und-genauer-als-der-vorgaenger/ The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/1018713/meta-muse-agentic-shopping-ai-the-realreal

The AI news for October 26th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Google’s AI search changes upended online publishing Source: https://www.theverge.com/column/1017983/google-ai-search-online-publishing AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/25/ai-delivers-zero-financial-payoff-to-most-companies-according-to-apollo-economist/ NVIDIA's open data engine Flora is supposed to annotate robotics data 125 times more cheaply than GPT-6 Astra. Source: https://the-decoder.de/nvidias-offene-daten-engine-flora-soll-robotikdaten-125-mal-guenstiger-beschriften-als-gpt-6-astra/ Mistral and DeepL chiefs warn of Europe's AI capitulation. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Streit-in-Europa-EU-Tech-Chefs-wehren-sich-gegen-Kapitulation-11499445.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for October 25th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Anthropic lets AI agents learn negotiation rules for humans. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Anthropic-laesst-KI-Agenten-Verhandlungsregeln-fuer-Menschen-lernen-11498981.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag AI makes inexperienced lawyers better immediately, but could slow their career development according to a study. Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-macht-unerfahrene-anwaelte-sofort-besser-koennte-aber-laut-studie-ihre-karriereentwicklung-bremsen/ Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/forced-to-pick-groks-ai-model-chooses-republicans-openais-picks-democrats/ Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1018187/pennsylvania-ai-deceptive-advertising-act

The AI news for October 24th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Microsoft’s AI Diagnosis Panel Beats Doctors 83% to 36% in Science Study Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/microsofts-ai-diagnosis-panel-beats-doctors-83-to-36-in-science-study/ AI Helped Find PHP2Shell, and the Disclosure Plan Still Broke Down Source: https://dailyai.com/2026/10/ai-helped-find-php2shell-and-the-disclosure-plan-still-broke-down/ Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads. Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017600/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks” Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/openai-says-it-will-no-longer-train-its-ai-models-on-the-live-internet-citing-significant-risks/

The AI news for October 23rd, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Study: AI videos massively undermine trust in moving images. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Studie-KI-Videos-untergraben-Vertrauen-in-Bewegtbild-massiv-11497558.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Tado: AI should better recognize open windows – heating pause still only in the subscription. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Tado-KI-soll-offene-Fenster-besser-erkennen-Heizpause-weiter-nur-im-Abo-11495557.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Anthropic is sending proactive long-running agents 'Claude Duet' into the race against Grok Bots, Meta Muse, and OpenAI's Dots. Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-schickt-proaktiven-dauer-agenten-claude-duet-gegen-grok-bots-meta-muse-und-openais-dots-ins-rennen/ Gartner survey: Only 13 percent of companies derive real business value from AI investments. Source: https://the-decoder.de/gartner-umfrage-nur-13-prozent-der-unternehmen-ziehen-echten-geschaeftswert-aus-ki-investitionen/

The AI news for October 22nd, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015958/data-center-pollution-rising-report OpenAI acquires the pharma startup Orchestra Bio and goes deeper into drug development. Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-kauft-pharma-startup-orchestra-bio-und-steigt-tiefer-in-die-medikamentenentwicklung-ein/ Anthropic takes on Muse with Claude Duet, its new AI agent Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015843/anthropic-claude-duet-ai-agent Conversational Gemini navigation comes to Apple CarPlay Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1015281/gemini-ai-apple-carplay-voice-google-maps

The AI news for October 21st, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/chatgpt-now-lets-you-lock-your-chats/ Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car. Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1014999/google-gemini-ai-cars-android-auto US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders-federal-agencies-to-remove-chinas-deepseek-ai-from-their-systems/ Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014284/spotify-ai-slop-spam-songs-removed

The AI news for October 20th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Apps should help with depression — what digital therapies can do. Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Apps-sollen-gegen-Depressionen-helfen-was-digitale-Therapien-leisten-koennen-11493195.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag ISO/IEC 27090 shall make AI systems secure. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ISO-IEC-27090-soll-KI-Systeme-sicher-machen-11492332.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents. Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013643/ai-agents-hack-john-deere-shark-ninja-cummins When the AI agent pays: Stripe sees first significant revenues. Source: https://the-decoder.de/wenn-der-ki-agent-bezahlt-stripe-sieht-erste-nennenswerte-umsaetze/

The AI news for October 19th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: The construction of AI data centers is stalling in the United States. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bau-von-KI-Rechenzentren-kommt-in-den-USA-ins-Stocken-11491833.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag AI copies of the Gruffalo: Illustrator Axel Scheffler will sue operators. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Kopien-des-Grueffelo-Illustrator-Axel-Scheffler-will-gegen-Betreiber-klagen-11491779.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Another German court holds Google responsible for incorrect AI answers. Source: https://the-decoder.de/weiteres-deutsches-gericht-macht-google-fuer-falsche-ki-antworten-verantwortlich/ AI agents are to obtain train-ticket refunds: They threaten lawsuits and spam authorities. Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-sollen-zugticket-erstattung-einholen-sie-drohen-mit-klagen-und-spammen-behoerden/

The AI news for October 18th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Out-of-control OpenAI agents loot hospital data, crypto wallets, and internal databases. Source: https://the-decoder.de/wildgewordene-openai-agenten-erbeuten-krankenhausdaten-krypto-wallets-und-interne-datenbanken/ AI models hide errors in work reports, but a single sentence in the prompt often helps. Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-modelle-verschweigen-fehler-in-arbeitsberichten-doch-ein-einziger-satz-im-prompt-hilft-oft/ Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/replit-is-no-longer-working-with-anthropic-ceo-says/ Websites are closing their doors to AI agents Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013195/ai-agents-blocked-web

The AI news for October 17th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: AMLA Guidelines: Criticism of automated money-laundering profiling. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Datenschuetzer-warnen-vor-Ueberwachungsstaat-durch-Geldwaesche-Algorithmen-11491362.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag China will more strictly control the export of open-weight models and AI technology. Source: https://the-decoder.de/china-will-export-von-open-weight-modellen-und-ki-technologie-strenger-kontrollieren/ heise+ | Home Assistant and AI: What the Home Generative Agent Really Can Do Source: https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Home-Assistant-und-KI-Was-der-Home-Generative-Agent-wirklich-kann-11490355.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag_plus.beitrag_plus Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012846/meta-business-terms-scrape-news-publishers

The AI news for October 16th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: US wave of lawsuits: Eight states sue OpenAI over the dangers of ChatGPT. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/US-Klagewelle-Acht-Bundesstaaten-verklagen-OpenAI-wegen-ChatGPT-Gefahren-11488957.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Bank of America employs 1,000 external contractors to close software vulnerabilities discovered by AI. Source: https://the-decoder.de/bank-of-america-setzt-1-000-externe-auftragnehmer-ein-um-von-ki-entdeckte-softwareluecken-zu-schliessen/ Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75 Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/amazons-bee-launches-two-new-personal-ai-devices-starting-at-75/ ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1012510/openai-chatgpt-google-chrome-tabs