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AI Jesus and BuddhaBot charge $1.99 per minute as faith-based AI tools reshape spiritual guidance

Tech companies are launching AI-powered religious figures including AI Jesus avatars and Buddhist priests, offering spiritual guidance through video calls at $1.99 per minute. While developers claim these tools provide meaningful alternatives to traditional outreach, experts warn about misinformation, data privacy, and the ethical implications of integrating AI into religious practices as concerns mount over mental health impacts.

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AI Jesus and BuddhaBot charge $1.99 per minute as faith-based AI tools reshape spiritual guidance

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Meta's Muse Spark AI requests raw health data but delivers questionable medical advice

Meta launched Muse Spark, a generative AI model designed to answer health questions, but early testing reveals serious concerns. The AI actively requests sensitive medical data like lab reports and fitness tracker readings, yet isn't HIPAA compliant. WIRED's investigation found the chatbot provided potentially dangerous advice, including extremely low-calorie meal plans, while Meta may use shared health data to train future models and target advertisements.

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Meta's Muse Spark AI requests raw health data but delivers questionable medical advice

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Tether Launches QVAC SDK to Build On-Device AI Apps Without Cloud Servers

Tether, known for its USDT stablecoin, has released QVAC SDK—a fully open-source toolkit enabling developers to run AI applications directly on devices without cloud infrastructure. CEO Paolo Ardoino frames the move as preparation for a world with billions of autonomous machines and trillions of AI agents, positioning the company beyond its core stablecoin business.

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Tether Launches QVAC SDK to Build On-Device AI Apps Without Cloud Servers

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Revolut launches AIR AI assistant to 13 million UK customers for seamless money management

Revolut has rolled out AIR (AI by Revolut), its new AI assistant, to over 13 million UK customers. The tool enables users to manage finances through conversational chat, handling tasks from spending insights to card freezing. With a zero-data retention policy and biometric approval for sensitive actions, AIR positions itself as a co-pilot for financial management in a competitive fintech landscape.

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Revolut launches AIR AI assistant to 13 million UK customers for seamless money management

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Ohio Man Becomes First Federally Convicted for Deepfake Porn Under Take It Down Act

James Strahler II, 37, from Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and creating AI-generated intimate images without consent, marking the first federal conviction under the 2025 Take It Down Act. The case involved at least 10 victims, including children, and highlights growing concerns about the misuse of generative AI for creating child sexual abuse material and digital harm.

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Ohio Man Becomes First Federally Convicted for Deepfake Porn Under Take It Down Act

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Exposed Google API keys grant attackers free access to Gemini AI, costing developers thousands

A critical security flaw in Google's API key architecture is allowing attackers to exploit Gemini AI without authorization, causing developers severe financial damage. CloudSEK discovered 32 exposed Google API keys across 22 Android apps with over 500 million combined installs, including OYO Hotel Booking App and Google Pay for Business. One solo developer faced a $15,400 bill, while a Japanese company saw $128,000 in unauthorized charges.

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Exposed Google API keys grant attackers free access to Gemini AI, costing developers thousands

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Ex-Apple Engineers Launch Button AI Hardware That Looks Like iPod Shuffle

Chris Nolet and Ryan Burgoyne, former Apple Vision Pro developers, unveiled Button—a $179 AI wearable device available for preorder with December shipping. The device features physical button activation to address privacy concerns, but critics question why it isn't simply an app given its smartphone dependency.

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Ex-Apple Engineers Launch Button AI Hardware That Looks Like iPod Shuffle

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YouTube Shorts now lets creators clone themselves with AI avatars for up to 8-second videos

YouTube has launched an AI avatar tool that allows creators to generate realistic digital avatars of themselves for Shorts. The AI-powered feature uses a live selfie capture process to create photorealistic virtual selves that look and sound like the creator. All AI-generated content will be labeled with watermarks including SynthID and C2PA, though questions remain about safeguards as the platform adds more AI tools while struggling to contain deepfake scams and impersonations.

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YouTube Shorts now lets creators clone themselves with AI avatars for up to 8-second videos

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AI Forensics exposes massive network sharing non-consensual content on Telegram in Spain and Italy

European non-profit AI Forensics uncovered nearly 25,000 users distributing non-consensual sexual material and child pornography across Telegram groups in Spain and Italy. The six-week investigation tracked over 80,000 files and revealed an organized ecosystem where young men monetize intimate images of women, often using AI-generated deepfakes. Despite Telegram's moderation efforts, groups quickly reopen after being shut down, prompting calls for EU regulators to designate the platform as a Very Large Online Platform.

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AI Forensics exposes massive network sharing non-consensual content on Telegram in Spain and Italy

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Deepfake nudes crisis spreads to 90 schools globally, impacting over 600 students

A global analysis reveals that deepfake sexual abuse incidents have hit around 90 schools worldwide, impacting more than 600 pupils across 28 countries since 2023. Teenage boys are using AI-powered nudify applications to create fake nude images of classmates, leaving victims traumatized while schools and law enforcement struggle to respond adequately to what experts call child sexual abuse material.

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Deepfake nudes crisis spreads to 90 schools globally, impacting over 600 students

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Google's Gemma 4 turns your phone into a local AI powerhouse with full offline capability

Google launched Gemma 4, an open-source AI model that runs entirely offline on smartphones via the AI Edge Gallery app. Unlike cloud-based tools like Gemini, this on-device AI solution processes text, images, and audio locally without sending data to servers. Available free under Apache 2.0 license, it delivers private AI capabilities even at 35,000 feet or in the middle of the ocean.

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Google's Gemma 4 turns your phone into a local AI powerhouse with full offline capability

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Natter raises $23M to replace enterprise surveys with AI video interviews at scale

London-based conversation intelligence startup Natter has secured $23 million in Series A funding to transform how organizations gather employee insights. The platform uses AI-orchestrated video conversations to interview thousands of employees simultaneously, producing over 1,000 words of data per seven-minute session compared to just ten words from typical survey responses.

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Natter raises $23M to replace enterprise surveys with AI video interviews at scale

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AI coding tools boost output tenfold but create massive backlogs and security vulnerabilities

Companies using AI coding tools like Cursor are seeing code production surge from 25,000 to 250,000 lines per month. But this productivity boom has created a critical problem: one financial firm now faces a backlog of one million lines of unreviewed code. The hidden cost of AI coding includes increased security risks, overwhelmed review teams, and a shortage of application security engineers to handle the code glut.

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AI coding tools boost output tenfold but create massive backlogs and security vulnerabilities

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Indian High Courts Ban AI Tools for Judicial Work, Citing Risks to Human Judgment

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has prohibited judicial officers from using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for writing judgments and conducting legal research. Gujarat High Court released a comprehensive AI policy that bans AI use in decision-making while allowing limited administrative applications, highlighting the judiciary's cautious approach to integrating AI in the justice system.

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Indian High Courts Ban AI Tools for Judicial Work, Citing Risks to Human Judgment

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New Zealand could launch Christchurch Call-style initiative to push for fairer, safer AI

As AI adoption surges in New Zealand with nearly eight in ten Kiwis using AI tools, public concern is rising sharply over misinformation, privacy and military applications. The nation could leverage its Christchurch Call legacy to convene governments and tech companies around responsible AI standards, positioning itself as a global leader in AI governance despite mounting geopolitical tensions.

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New Zealand could launch Christchurch Call-style initiative to push for fairer, safer AI

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