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Bible Verses of the Day

9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. [Galatians 6:9-10, ESV]

What's in this week's issue?

• 🎒 72% of US teens have used AI companions, study finds

• 🗞️ More AI News

• 🌤️ Easy Cloud News

• 💫 Christian Business Spotlight

• 🧰 AI Tools

Hopefully not Grok’s companions … A new study by a U.S. nonprofit focused on the lives of kids and families, Common Sense Media, has found that a vast majority of U.S. teens (72%) have tried an AI companion at least once. By “companion,” the study is focused on AI chatbots that are designed for users to have more personal conversations with, not AI assistants that work as homework helpers, image generators, or voice assistants that just answer questions. Read more 

AI News

• 🦆 DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results (link)

• 🤥 “They’re hacking the AI to approve their lies”: Scientists busted embedding hidden prompts to trick systems into validating fake studies (link)

• ✍️ You can detect AI writing with these tips (link)

• 🤖 Robot can now operate with human precision and responds to voice commands in the middle of surgery (link)

• 👨‍💻 ChatGPT users send 2.5 billion prompts a day (link)

Easy Cloud News

• ⛅️ Easy Cloud’s Services (link)

• 🗞️ Easy Cloud’s Latest News (link)

• 🛡️ Easy Cloud Security - IT services for schools, healthcare offices, and growing businesses (link)

• 🦁 Executive Coaching - Faith-based Life & Executive Coach for people looking to level up (link)

• 📚️ Choice Academics - Academic consulting for Homeschoolers (link)

• 🐳 Easy Cloud’s Latest Product: Beluga AI (link)

Listen or read the following transcript as Richard Belcher introduces key themes and insights into biblical teachings. He shares his extensive knowledge as both an academic and author, with a decade of pastoral experience enriching his perspective.

The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.

Christian Business Spotlight

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AI Tools

• 📇 Cramd: Generate customizable flashcards using AI from notes (link)

• 🗃️ CoSpaceGPT: Facilitate secure AI collaboration and project management (link)

• 🦻 ListenHub: Convert text and images into realistic audio podcasts with real human voices (link)

• 🐋 Beluga: Christian sermon and lecture transcripts, translations and more (link)

• 🌐 Snov: Sales engagement on autopilot - we reach, you seal the deal (link)

• 🧰 Google Workspace: A suite of online productivity and collaboration tools designed for businesses and organizations (link)