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š± Neon App Pays for Phone Call Recordings, Then Sells the Data to AI
Neon Mobile has surged to the No. 2 spot on Appleās U.S. App Store Social Networking chart, enticing users with payments for recording their phone calls. The app promises up to $30 per day and pays 30Ā¢ per minute for calls to other Neon users, rapidly climbing from rank 476 to the top 10 overall in just days.
The Decode:
1ļøā£ Rapid Rise & Monetization Model - Neon markets itself as a way to earn āhundreds or thousands of dollars per yearā by granting access to recorded calls. It claims to capture only the userās side unless both parties use the app, but TechCrunch tests found no warning for call recipients.
2ļøā£ Broad Data Rights and AI Sales - Neonās terms grant the company a global, exclusive, and transferable license to sell and distribute user recordings in any format, present or future. The audio is sold to AI companies to train machine learning models, with little transparency on partners or their data practices.
3ļøā£ Privacy and Legal Red Flags - While Neon says it removes personal identifiers, legal experts warn voice data can still enable fraud or impersonation. Recording only one side of a call may bypass wiretap laws, but the appās sweeping license and lack of disclosure raise serious privacy concerns.
Neonās popularity highlights growing public willingness to exchange privacy for small payouts, even as AI companies seek massive amounts of personal data. The appās rise underscores how AIās hunger for voice data is reshaping privacy norms, and testing the limits of legal and ethical safeguards.
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š AI Adoption Soars in 2025 DORA Report
Google Cloudās 2025 DORA report shows how AI is transforming software development worldwide. Surveying nearly 5,000 tech professionals, it highlights massive adoption, productivity boosts, and the evolving trust dynamics shaping AIās role in modern workflows.
The Decode:
1ļøā£ Widespread AI Adoption & Productivity Gains - AI usage among developers has surged to 90%, up 14% from last year, with a median of two hours daily spent using AI tools. Over 80% report higher productivity, and 59% say AI has improved code quality.
2ļøā£ TrustāProductivity Paradox - Despite strong reliance, only 24% of developers trust AI āa lotā or more, while 30% trust it āa littleā or not at all. AI is seen as an assistant that accelerates work rather than a full replacement for human judgment.
3ļøā£ Organizational Impact & Googleās New Model - AI adoption is linked to faster software delivery, and the report identifies seven team archetypes showing how AI amplifies strengths or exposes gaps. Google also introduced the DORA AI Capabilities Model, outlining seven technical and cultural practices to help organizations scale AI effectively.
AI is now a core element of software development, boosting productivity and code quality across teams. But to fully benefit, organizations must build trust and adopt structured practices like those in Googleās new model to scale AI with lasting success.
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š Google Rolls Out Real-Time AI Voice Search in the US. Users can now tap the āLiveā button in the Google app to chat with an AI assistant that answers aloud and shares web links for instant, conversational search.
š Neon, now the No. 2 social app on Appleās U.S. App Store, offers up to 30Ā¢ per minute for recorded calls while granting itself broad rights to sell those recordings to AI companies.
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Thatās it for nowāplenty to explore and try out! Keep experimenting, stay curious, and weāll catch you next time with even more AI goodness.š„³