AI Fuels Cybercrime in Africa. Siri Adds Contextual Understanding. Congress Spends on ChatGPT. EU Forces AI Disclosure.

The AI news for August 4th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: From deepfakes to phishing: AI pervades all stages of cybercrime in Africa, according to Interpol. Source: https://the-decoder.de/von-deepfakes-bis-phishing-ki-durchdringt-laut-interpol-alle-phasen-der-cyberkriminalitaet-in-afrika/ Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic? Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/apple-finally-fixed-siri-so-why-does-it-feel-anticlimactic/ Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/congresss-favorite-ai-tool-chatgpt/ Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974571/eu-ai-act-transparency-labels-rules-deepfakes