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How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential

Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.

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We continue to grieve over the recent tragic event and loss of our fellow brother in Christ, Charlie Kirk. Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife and children.

7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. (Philippians 2:7-8a, ESV)

What's in this week's issue?

• ❌ AI fuels false claims after Charlie Kirk's death

• 🖥️ More AI News

• 🌤️ Easy Cloud News

• 💫 Christian Business Spotlight

• 🧰 AI Tools

False claims, conspiracy theories and posts naming people with no connection to the incident spread rapidly across social media in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing on Wednesday, some amplified and fueled by AI tools.

CBS News identified 10 posts by Grok, X's AI chatbot, that misidentified the suspect before his identity, now known to be southern Utah resident Tyler Robinson, was released. Grok eventually generated a response saying it had incorrectly identified the suspect. Perplexity's X bot described the shooting as a "hypothetical scenario" in a since-deleted post, and suggested a White House statement on Kirk's death was fabricated.

Misinformation may also be coming from foreign sources, according to Cox, Utah's governor, who said in a press briefing on Thursday that foreign adversaries including Russia and China have bots that "are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence." Cox urged listeners to spend less time on social media. Read more 

AI News

• 🤖 Tesla gains thousands of new fans as it takes robot wars to China (link)

• 🪜 AI is not just ending entry-level jobs but the career ladder as we know it (link)

• 💔 I hate my AI friend (link)

• 🪙 From ChatGPT to autonomy – AI agents reshape crypto trading overnight (link)

• 🥷 Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content (link)

Listen or read the following transcript as Dick Lucas focuses on John 15:18, discussing the contrasting themes of the world’s hatred for Jesus and His followers and the love among believers. Lucas highlights the inevitability of persecution for Christians due to their association with Christ and emphasizes the importance of abiding in Jesus’ love and remaining faithful amidst adversity.

The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.

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