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Robinhood Embraces AI for Trading and Spending

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Robinhood is pushing the boundaries of integrated financial services with the introduction of two new offerings: Agentic Trading and the Agentic Credit Card. These innovative products empower artificial intelligence agents to autonomously execute stock trades and facilitate credit card purchases…

AI Chatbots Show Catholic Bias, Study Finds

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Recent research has uncovered a notable bias within leading artificial intelligence models, which appear to favor Catholicism while exhibiting a negative inclination towards other religious groups, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, particularly in discussions pertaining to conversion and life choices. This…

Silent AI Voice Attacks Revealed by New Study

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A groundbreaking study from Zhejiang University has revealed a novel method for manipulating artificial intelligence voice models, termed “AudioHijack.” This technique involves embedding imperceptible commands within audio clips that can silently alter an AI’s behavior, achieving a remarkable success rate…

StepFun’s AI Excels, Even Hears Your Sighs

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Shanghai-based AI firm StepFun has launched StepAudio 2.5 Realtime, a novel end-to-end real-time speech model that processes audio input directly to audio output without intermediate text conversion. This advanced model supports both Chinese and English and claims top performance across…

Perplexity AI’s Stealthy Malware Scanner Unveiled

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In a significant move for software security, Perplexity has released Bumblebee, an open-source tool designed to detect compromised software packages, malicious browser extensions, and vulnerable AI tool configurations without executing potentially harmful code. This innovative approach offers a safer alternative…

AI Agents Now Run Locally on Your Phone

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fetchpriority=”high” alt=”Apple iPhone. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock” width=”1280″ height=”720″ decoding=”async” data-nimg=”1″ style=”color:transparent” srcSet=” 1x, 2x” src=””/> OpenBMB has introduced MiniCPM5-1B, a new one-billion-parameter AI model engineered for on-device deployment. This model offers native tool calling capabilities and supports the Model Context…

Pope’s AI Encyclical: Data as Common Good, Tech Not Neutral

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The Vatican Establishes Ethical Framework for AI, Emphasizing Common Goods and Decentralized Governance Pope Leo XIV has formally addressed the profound implications of artificial intelligence with his latest encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas.” This landmark 245-paragraph document, the first papal encyclical dedicated…

AI Pays $2K/Month for Personal Data

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Joi AI, a startup specializing in AI companionship, is making headlines by recruiting ten individuals for a unique role: “masturbation consultants.” These selected participants will be compensated $2,000 per month to test a novel AI-guided masturbation feature. The primary objective…

Argentina’s AI Future Predictor Fails at Basic Typo

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fetchpriority=”high” alt=”Argentine President Javier Milei. Source: Decrypt/Wikimedia” width=”1778″ height=”1000″ decoding=”async” data-nimg=”1″ style=”color:transparent” srcSet=” 1x, 2x” src=””/> Argentina’s Ministry of Human Capital has introduced an ambitious initiative, the “Social Digital Twin” (Gemelo Digital Social), aiming to leverage artificial intelligence for…