DPC Opens Grok Inquiry. Tesla Brings Grok to Europe. Manus Brings Agents to Telegram. AI Productivity Gains in US.

The AI news for February 17th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Deep Fakes by Grok: Irish Data Protection Authority initiates proceedings against X. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Deep-Fakes-von-Grok-Irische-Datenschutzbehoerde-leitet-Verfahren-gegen-X-ein-11179044.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Tesla releases AI chatbot Grok for vehicles in Europe. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Tesla-gibt-KI-Chatbot-Grok-fuer-Fahrzeuge-in-Europa-frei-11177475.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Manus Agents: New feature enables complex AI tasks via a chat app. Source: https://the-decoder.de/manus-agents-neue-funktion-ermoeglicht-komplexe-ki-aufgaben-per-chat-app/ AI productivity boost in the United States allegedly measurable for the first time. Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-produktivitaetsschub-in-den-usa-angeblich-erstmals-messbar/