Police Gain Biometric Powers. Microsoft Launches Copilot Health. Google Introduces Ask Maps. Iran AI Fakes Reach Media.

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Today is March 13th, 2026, and here are the latest AI updates.

Police gain biometric powers, Microsoft launches co-pilot health, Google introduces Ask Maps, Iran AI Fakes Reach Media.

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Federal Justice Minister Stephanie Hubig has proposed changing the Straff Process Ordnung to allow investigators automated biometric internet matching and AI analysis.

The draft defines paragraph 98DSTPO for biometric checks and paragraph 98ESTPO for data analysis.

The ministry says only existing public data would be searched and that a prosecutor must authorize each case.

Critics such as Killian V. Diddleman of Algorithm Watch warned these tools require searchable biometric indexes of internet photos and would likely clash with the EU AI Act.

The proposal was coordinated with an interior ministry plan, consultation runs until the 2nd of April, and it revives debates from the fall of 2024.

Microsoft launched co-pilot health, a health section inside co-pilot.

It pulls data from more than 50 wearables, records from more than 50,000 US hospitals and lab results, using AI to give personalized health guidance,

while saying it does not replace doctors and helps patients prepare for appointments.

Answers rely on vetted sources from 50 countries and Harvard Health.

Users can search for doctors by insurance, specialty, location, and language.

Health data are encrypted, not used to train models, and can be disconnected or deleted.

Co-pilot health begins in the United States in English by wait list, supported by a clinical team.

Over 230 doctors and ISO slash IEC, 42,001 certification.

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Google introduced Ask Maps, a conversational feature based on the Gemini models.

Users can ask natural language questions, results appear on a customized map personalized with past searches and saved places.

Users can book tables, save or share spots, or go to navigation.

Google also revealed immersive navigation, which offers a three-dimensional route view showing buildings, overpasses, and lanes.

Gemini models analyze street view and aerial imagery.

Ask Maps launches first in the United States in India on Android and iOS, with desktop to follow.

Immersive navigation starts in the United States, and will expand in coming months to more devices, car play, Android Auto, and cars with Google.

Der Spiegel and German outlets published images from Iran that were likely manipulated by artificial intelligence.

Neuromancer examined five suspect photos and labeled three probably AI-generated.

A bird's eye view of an Iranian aircraft carrier, a portrait of Ali Khamenei with his son Mojtaba, and a Niger Embassy photo.

An explosion's image showed traces linked to flux two, only a picture of schoolgirls was authentic.

The images originated with Salam pics, and reached DPA, Imago, and DDP via Abuka Press.

A&P had already blocked about 1000 Salam pics images.

Agencies suspended Salam pics. Spiegel removed the photos and is investigating.

An Iranian photographer admitted sourcing material from an IRGC platform tied to propaganda.

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