A Filipina's AI reads crumpled payslips. It says lenders sent $130 million.
A Filipina founder's AI reads crumpled payslips for lenders and has handled $130 million in loans, AI card counters are eating into Asian casino margins, and a $7 phone clip from KAIST spots hidden cameras 94% of the time.
A Filipina's AI reads crumpled payslips
Carmel Limcaoco and Rhea Malhotra built Kita, an AI that reads more than 50 kinds of loan documents, from handwritten passbooks to photos of crumpled paper, in Tagalog, Taglish and Cebuano. Kita says it processed over $130 million in loans in its first five months, more than 60% of it Philippine.
AI card counters are hitting Asia's casinos
Differential Labs, a casino analytics consultancy, says players now use AI to watch several baccarat side bets at once and bet only when the odds turn, and names High Tie bets popular in Manila and Singapore among the easiest to beat. It estimates advantage play costs Asian casinos $500 million to $700 million a year.
$7 of parts can find a hidden camera
KAIST in South Korea, with the National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University, built SweepLED, an LED case that clips onto a phone, sweeps light over an object and lets AI read how the reflections change. Across 30 objects it spotted hidden cameras about 94% of the time in under five seconds.
WhatsApp is testing a scam warning
Meta has started rolling out Scam Alert to WhatsApp beta testers. A small AI model downloaded onto the phone checks messages from unknown numbers and unsaved contacts for scam patterns like fake urgency and money requests, then shows a warning banner the sender never sees.
Fake Claude apps are carrying malware
Kaspersky says the hacking group SilverFox is spreading fake Claude apps for Windows, Mac and Linux through copycat websites, phishing emails and chat apps, then planting spyware for long-term espionage. More than 90% of its attacks hit Greater China, with Singapore, Myanmar and Cambodia also targeted.