NYT Fires Writer Over AI Copying. AI Cyber Risk Accelerates. Microsoft Labels Copilot Entertainment. Gemini Guides a City Day.

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